LOOKING FOR THE LORD

LOOKING FOR OUR LORD WHEN our Lord was 12 He went missing He had been missing A number of days IMAGINE how his mother-Mary- And father-Joseph- Must have felt From time-to-time I/we get AMBER ALERTS For missing children I always FEEL EMPATHY For the parents As well as the children As I admit I am a sucker FOR HAPPY ENDINGS “AFTER three days(Mary and Joseph) Found Jesus in the temple- SITTING in the midst of the teachers Listening to them-and asking them questions........” Luke 2:46 Fortunately-for Mary and Jesus- it was a happy ending (and fortunately for Jesus and us too) He was just IN the home of GOD-HIS FATHER-and ours Learning about him And fortunately for the parents And our CHILDREN There are some other happy endings too But as sad as it is to say- That is NOT always the way that it ends We too- The apostles and disciples Of today ARE also looking for the LORD But not always in a physical way But in a spiritual and emotional way We just NEED to know that God is ALWAYS THERE “LOOK to the Lord And his strength Seek his face always” Psalm 105:4 “Then they will call me But I will not answer They will look for me But will not find me” Proverbs 1:28 I am SURE Mary and Joseph Were freaking out The second and third days That they could not find Jesus And I am sure ALL parents FREAK OUT-as they keep looking For their children And we all freak out Each and every day WHEN our problems Are proving to be INSURMOUNTABLE But we KEEP looking Until we find the answers To our problems We must keep LOOKING FOR THE LORD “You ought to LIVE holy and godly lives As you look forward To the day of GOD And speed its coming …..... But in keeping with his PROMISE We are looking forward To a new heaven and a new earth WHERE RIGHTEOUSNESS PREVAILS” 2 Peter 3:12-13 So when we are freaking out Physically-emotionally-and spiritually- Or ALL of the above KEEP LOOKING FOR THE LORD And keep putting your TRUST in him Your FAITH will be rewarded In Jesus' name Robert P. Wallman 6-04-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by