When Rita was a little girl, she and her family lived near a little town in southern Mexico. Rita’s father was a rancher and grew wheat, corn, garbanzo beans and other vegetables on their ranch at the foot of high, tree-covered mountains. Colorful birds were common around Rita’s home, and the rainy season brought many brilliant flowers and insects.
One day while Rita and her brothers were weeding a field for their father, some huge butterflies appeared. They were bright blue, green, red and yellow. Some were as big as a grown-up’s hand!
The weeding was forgotten as the children chased the butterflies through the field. They would almost catch one, but then it would flutter away. Sometimes one landed on one of the children’s hands before it darted off. But when this exciting play was over, all Rita and her brothers had were empty hands and weeding to finish!
Are you chasing after something that you think will make you happy? A new toy? An exciting vacation? Fancy clothes? A special friend? Lots of money? If you got what you wanted, would your happiness last? No. The Bible tells us in Hebrews 11:2525Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; (Hebrews 11:25) that the pleasures of this sinful world only last a very short time.
The only thing that can really satisfy your heart is knowing that your sins are washed away with the blood of the Lord Jesus, who loves you and died on the cross to save you. Come to Him today for salvation, and you will find happiness that will last forever. “Whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he” (Proverbs 16:2020He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. (Proverbs 16:20)). “Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 144:1515Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 144:15)).
ML-10/03/2004