Every week in band rehearsal is started with a devotional and last week was no exception. Sure I enjoy hearing what he had to say but was still finalizing the music on my stand before we started. This week in particular, he started off with a story.
"A young man and old man were having lunch one day. the young man asked the older man 'How do you find Jesus? I cant seem to sense his presence.' Later that day, as they were walking by a river; the old man said 'follow me'. once in the water, the old man takes the young man's head and shoves it underwater. holding it there for a long few seconds, he yanks the young man's head from the water. Gasping the young man yells 'HEY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?' the old man replies calmly: ' the moment you follow after Jesus with the same intensity that you were gasping for air...you'll find him."
We all need air to live. It allows your body to work properly. from muscle to brain function, you body craves air. and yet, we don't even think about it sometimes. its second nature, our body is so use to it that the brain just automatically gets the lungs to expand and contract, keeping air moving in your body. Similarly, we need Jesus almost like it is second nature. We need him in our everyday movements. from just getting up in the morning to making it back to bed at night. At work or school when you get that one person that will not get off your last nerve. To when you've told your kids for the upteenith time to quit drawing on the walls. taking that test you just happened to not study for. everything that we do whether driving/sleeping/eating/ etc...We. Need. Jesus! What is keeping you from relying on Jesus?
