Crash-Site

Where’s your crash-site?  You know, that place you finally “land” at the end of the day.  Some days it seems a long time getting there, but for me it’s my comfy chair.  Usually Mr. Bill has already crashed and there are noises (zzzzzzz) coming from HIS crash-site!

There is One Who longs to share time at your crash-site!  Unfortunately, it is a place where He is also neglected.  Think about it – we finally sit to relax, we grab the remote, and we zone-out rather than meet with The Father.  Sound familiar?  Sure it does, more than we care to admit!  There’s certainly nothing wrong with a comfy chair, a remote, zoning out or even a few zzzzz, but when we find greater pleasure [on a regular basis] in these things rather than sweet fellowship with Christ, we should be concerned.  Solomon wrote he was “sick with love” for his Beloved. (Song of Solomon 5:8)   Charles Spurgeon described it like this: “What the sun is to the day, what the moon is to the night, what the dew is to the flower … what bread is to the hungry, clothing to the naked … such is Jesus Christ to us.”  We all know the feeling of urgency to be at a well-loved destination … the beach, the lake, home … yet we somehow lack a deep longing to be near our Savior.  The words of Jesus resound, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matthew 5:6)  There is a promise of rich blessing when we hunger and thirst in such a way -- the blessing is satisfaction!  I challenge us all to reach for God’s Word instead of the remote at our crash-site, and savor some sweet moments with Christ Who loves us so.  Who knows, we may love that crash-site even more!