Inspirational

The Empty Box

Posted on by Marla

This is for you, I heard him say…
It was an unexpected gift…
Thank you, I said, but why, it’s not my birthday.
Just open it and you will see, he turned and slowly walked away…
I opened it curiously, wide-eyed and confused, I found it was empty.
I looked up and before I could inquire as to why,
I saw tears of contentment in his eyes…
He turned, waved his hand, and said, soon you’ll understand…
Holding the empty box I had no choice
So, I waited, and then, I heard this still small voice begin
The little box is empty, but only if you remain
Fixed on the world and its material gain
You can put within it many things…
Tares will grow in the garden, weeds will multiply
When you get distracted and focus on what you, want, in life
The gift of tears will overflow; there will be lots of troubles and sorrow…
Oh your box can have valuable trinkets, gold, money, and fame…
You can fill it with toys and cars and homes and live your life in vain
The box will still remain…empty…
 
I listened to His words and pondered them with great care
Then I put the box in my pocket to keep it safe there…
Then I prayed…
Lord,
Fill this empty box with your gift of love to share
Fill it with peace that I can give to others who are tormented with cares…
Let me sow seeds of kindness, in this empty box please fill
Giving away hope, and in your presence, let me be still…
And when I give this empty box to someone else one day…
Let it be full of blessings I received along the way…
No longer, an empty box, but overflowing let them find…
Gifts from heaven, of the rarest kind…
Wisdom, to build their house on, pure and strong
Truth, to set them free, saved by thee
Love, that’s without measure
A crown of life to treasure…
Fill the empty box Lord with desires to be…
Found worthy, and grateful to believe…
Deciding what to put inside the box that’s empty…
Will be your greatest accomplishment
A heart that’s dark and empty will grow darker still
But a heart that’s loved and cherished will,
Be a life that’s fulfilled!
Standing in the throne room where God’s presence dwells
He handed me a box that was filled with melodious bells…
They were souls, for His kingdom; each name written down
The empty box given to me long, long, ago…I found…
This was more valuable than rubies or gold
Priceless faces, I now behold
My empty box was laid down; I was given a jeweled crown
A new box was filled to overflowing; there were no more tears,
No hopelessness, no anger, no sickness, no anxiety, no fear…
I opened the box and discovered…
All I had hoped for, lived for, grieved for, prayed for,
Restored…
I found home!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill May 6, 2019
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4

2 Comments

  1. yes he will have the empty box filled with his blessings, grace, no sickness, graces, no sickness no anxiety ne fear but filled with miracles. He is the great God whom we are asking for and answers that is why he sacrificed his life for us.
    Thanks you for the writing.

    1. God bless you Taff. Lord heal my brother, your son, and give him joy unspeakable and full of glory 😘

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