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Me & Jesus


You might laugh at me for this. I know that it doesn't sound very "manly" and it might even sound a little silly. But however you see it, it's a glimse of my heart. If you think about it, maybe you'll agree that you share the same real desire I felt when I saw it. The other day as I was driving to work, I was communing with my ever present, yet unseen passenger, when I came upon a sight that touched me deeply.

But first, let me share the fact that my single greatest and sincere desire in the life of this spirit our Lord has given me, is to be nestled against the breast of my Lord. This is something I think about often with great longing. Imagine the safety, the incomperable comfort and fulfillment, the total completeness and wholeness one would have cuddled up against the breast of our God and Savior. This is the single greatest desire of my heart.

Now, back to my story. As I said, I was sharing time in meditation and conversation with our Lord as I was driving to work and as I was driving, I passed a grassy field with many sheep in it. As I glanced at them, my eyes were immediately drawn to a pair - a mother and her tiny lamb. The mother was laying contentedly on her underside, stretched out and keeping watch peacefully. There was something about her that just made you know that she was so very happy and content. If a mother sheep can be happy and fulfilled, she was, and the source of her happiness and fulfillment was on her back sound asleep.

Stretched out in the soft warm wool of it's mother, the tiny little white lamb was sleeping so peacefully. It knew that it was safe with it's mother and hadn't a care to disturb it's peaceful rest. In that moment, I realized, that's me and Jesus! As much as I long to snuggle close to my Lord,  In that moment looking at the mother sheep with her baby so close and safe, I realized that He has the same desire.

With that fleeting glimpse and moment sudden recognition, I realized that as much as I long for Him, He longs to snuggle close with each of us with the same passion. It's the greatest desire of His heart to know that each of us, His tiny little lambs that He loves enough to die for, are safe and close to His heart. That in that closeness and oneness together with us, His desire is fulfilled also...

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