Stay! Hold it!

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And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:20)

We all love to see the trick of a dog holding a biscuit treat on his nose. Stay … hold it …. hold it … Such self-control! How does he do it? But the reward is awesome!

There have been a few times when I have tried some self-control; a holding on a little bit longer. I keep exercising until the song is done, or the lap is finished, or the completion of the next five minute block of time. The reward - awesome!

There is also a practice called lectio divina where you find a phrase of scripture and you stay there. You stay and meditate over the one little phrase, turning it inside out, thinking and processing it over in your mind every which way. You stay. You watch and wait for it to “speak to you”. Where the bible truly becomes a living word.

The living Lord is fully present to you - always. Won’t you stay … just a little bit longer?

During your next prayer time, if you stay, if you hold it, instead of rushing off, I wonder what God will say in that additional minute or two … Reward? Awesome!

To the end of the age He is there for you. Stay … just a little bit longer.