The Last Day of School

Today is the last day of school for Osage City.

The kids are nuts right now!

I know the moms are getting excited just knowing the kids will be all theirs for the summer.

When you were younger, do you remember the last day of school? Thinking about summer vacation? Thinking about all the things you had planned to do. Swimming, sports, hiking, visiting relatives and family. When I was a kid, summer meant 12 hours a day outside with my friends playing baseball, football and basketball. We would get up early and stay outside until it was dark. We looked forward, with anticipation, being able to do that after school was out.

How about Christmas? Ever get so excited you couldn’t sleep because you were getting that gift you always wanted? I remember a special Christmas in Huntington Beach, California, in the early 70’s. My brother and I, along with our friends, knew we were getting new bicycles for Christmas. We couldn’t sleep. The excitement was too great. We decided to get up at 2:00 a.m. and see if those new shiny 10 speed bikes were out under the tree. Guess what? They were. My brother and I took those bikes, headed out the front door and met up with our friends at 2:00 in the morning and rode all over the neighborhood. The anticipation was so great. The excitement.

When you get older, anticipation, such as watching your kids or grandkids graduate, marry, get a job. Great excitement. But with all these exciting things that take place in our lives, the anticipation of living forever with our God needs to be at the center and forefront of our minds.

I get tired of the problems associated with living in this world. The older I get, I hurt more. Anyone else feel that way?

Disappointments are common.

I get frustrated dealing with people who are irrational and completely out of control on a daily basis.

The excitement that I used to get about this world and stuff has become tarnished. It doesn’t last. The exciting thing in a Christian’s life is thinking about Home. Thinking about Heaven.

Today, do you want satisfaction in your life? You can have the greatest satisfaction, excitement and security you could ever imagine by submitting to Jesus. Jesus endured what we deal with plus more than all of us will ever endure. He took all the sin of this world with him to the cross.

He can take your sins there too.