The Toy Chest (Psalms 37:4)

A bouncing rubber ball. Fake plastic fangs. Rub-on decals.

Oh, the joys of the toy chest!

My father was a dentist and whenever I visited his office, I made a beeline for the toy chest. The chest was hidden under a sink and for all his child patients, he would reward them with a trip to the toy chest. Of course, being my father’s favorite (and only) son, I had the priviledge to visit the toy chest every time I came to his office, which was quite often! My favorite toy was a rubber ball, the size of a large marble, which could bounce over twenty feet in the air when thrown with enough force onto a cement pavement.

My wife is a pediatric dentist and yes, she too, has a toy chest. Perhaps this is what attracted me to her! When I visit her office with my son, he emulates his father, and makes a beeline straight to the toy chest. His favorite? Fake glasses and a moustache!

And we know of other toy chests-our pediatrician and orthodontist, just to name two. But unlike my father and my wife, we do not have that special privilege of venturing straight to their toy chest and taking any toy we desire, any time we visit.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 37:4 (NKJV)

Our relationship with God is like the toy chest in my father’s and wife’s office. Our special privilege as child of God is to be lavishly blessed and have all our needs supplied by Him! We don’t need an appointment. We simply need to come to Him by believing in His Son, Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior. What a special privilege! The blessings of God for the desires of our hearts, always and eternally available to all believers!

Love and trust the Lord; seek His will in your life.