Whether new or worn, holes in pockets will cause small items to fall out. Many people have lost precious items due to this matter. Several years ago, I read of a hired man, a bond agent, called upon to deliver a special dime worth $100,000.00. He placed it in the pocket of his pants and every so often, he’d check his pocket to confirm it was still there-it was! To him, it was nerve-wracking.
Sometimes, our lives can go from finely-pressed pants and dressed attire to holey pants. We can go from owning/renting a decent home, to living in a car or on the streets. I read of a fairly young man who frequently dined out with his buddies mindlessly dishing out thousands of dollars for scrumptious meals. And now, having lost it all, he worked at the same restaurant washing dishes for others whose pockets were yet lined with holes.
Maybe a loved one has ditched you, or your entire family has moved out due to holes in your pockets; habits of gambling or irresponsibility. Or maybe you had nothing to do with it. Maybe they have holes in their pockets. Either way, unawares, sacredness has slipped away. What they valued most ran down to the ground. Love, so big and strong, has trickled down a small hole; possibly lost forever.
The prophet Haggai (1:6NLT) puts it this way: “You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!”
You might need a new seamstress or new garments. God can mend hearts and relationships, though I’m not sure about sewing up pockets.
God works best with us when we’re broken. That’s when we have nowhere to go but down. And since He’s already gone down to the pits of hell, He knows loneliness and despair. He understands betrayal and abandonment. He knows what it’s like to be walked out on. But having conquered Death, He also knows victory!
Come to Him with your heavy heart, your empty, holey pockets and He’ll restore you. He’s waiting for YOU RIGHT NOW. He’s set this day aside just for you! If you could look at His calendar, you’d see your name is circled today! He’s meeting with you right now! Don’t pass it up! Like Seals and Croft sang, We May Never Pass This Way Again (1973). This Is It (!) Kenny Loggins, 1979.
You’re worth many times more than that dime! OK, maybe just a tad more…NAH! Millions of times more! Quick, sew those holes and lose no more. He’ll change you from holey to Holy.
1 Peter 5:10 “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast.”
Sam