Heritage Bible Church

Heritage Bible Church Newsletter –May 2012

My mother was a tie-er. She tied my shoes when I was little. Perhaps that is why I wore cowboy boots a lot. But the time came when she taught me how to tie my own shoes and I didn’t need her for that anymore.

When I was small,Mom tied my ties for me to go to church,a wedding,or a funeral. Perhaps that is why I had several “clip-on”ties for several years. But the time came when she taught me how to tie my own ties and I didn’t need her for that anymore.

Mom tied pretty bows for me when,as a child,I tried to wrap Christmas or birthday presents for family or friends. Perhaps that is why I still don’t use bows very often when wrapping presents. But anyway,the time came when I could buy bows to stick on the wrapped presents and I didn’t need her for that anymore.

Sometimes when Mom tied up a package with string (when I was a child you did this before you mailed it),she let me put my finger on the first part of the knot to keep it from slipping while she did the remaining loop for the square knot. Perhaps that is why she generally prepared packages to mail when I wasn’t around,for the time came when she didn’t “need”me to help her do that anymore.

But Mom did more tying than this. She tied me down to the house with her words when I played hooky one time. Perhaps that is why I didn’t do it again. She tied me to kitchen duty when I failed to get the wood and coal in so she could cook supper. Perhaps that is why I learned to do my chores immediately after school. She tied me to herself with bonds of love that gave me security,confidence,and a positive outlook. Those bonds kept me out of trouble and from doing things that would embarrass her. Perhaps that is why cigarettes,alcohol,or drugs were never an attraction to me. She tied me to the little church in Saguache,Colorado,where I learned about God’s love,His desire for me to come to Him through His Son,and where I preached my first sermon. Perhaps that is why I am a pastor today.

Mom was an expert tie-er. In this world I am tied to her,even now,through memories and mementos. But in the next,I will be tied together with her and with all those who are in Jesus,in worship of our Lord. And there will never come a time when we don’t need Him. Blessed be the tie that binds our hearts to those we love and especially to the One Who loves us and gave Himself for us.