Do you have hope for tomorrow if the doctor gave you bad news today? Did you know that unless you die in an accident or suddenly of a heart attack or stroke, every one of us is going to hear bad news from a doctor one day. Are you prepared for that day?
The important thing is not that you have a healthy heart but that Jesus is in your heart! Not your physical beating heart, but the heart of you, your innermost being, is Jesus there? Is He welcome there?
“Tomorrow morning I’ll open up your heart,” the surgeon said to the 8-year-old boy.
“You’ll find Jesus there,” the boy said.
The surgeon continued, “I’ll open your heart and check the damage.”
“You’ll find Jesus there,” the boy said.
“When I see the damage, I will suture you back up and then think about the next step,” said the surgeon.
“You will find Jesus in my heart because my Sunday school teacher told me so. She said it says so in the Bible. Besides that, our Sunday school songs say He lives there,” said the boy.
The surgery took place the next day. After the surgery, the surgeon began to make notes of what he found. In his mind there was no hope and no cure. The little boy would die within a matter of months.
The thought began to get to the doctor, and all of a sudden, the doctor shouted to God, “Why did you do this to the boy? Why can’t he live a normal life?”
As the doctor picked up a Bible seeking answers, he turned to the book of Psalms, for he thought he might find comfort there. He found this passage in Psalm 22:26: “The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.”
God spoke to the surgeon’s own heart and said, “The boy is a part of my flock and will be satisfied. When he is with me, there will be no more suffering and pain. He will have comfort and peace. One day, his parents, as well as you, will join him and my flock will continue to grow.”
The next day the surgeon went to the boy’s room and sat down with the parents beside the bed. In a moment or two, the boy opened his eyes and asked very quietly, “What did you find in my heart?”
With tears flowing down his cheeks, the surgeon said, “I found Jesus there.”
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