Bear it in Mind

When I was six years old, I wanted a very unusual present: a pulpit and a microphone. Since this was very unusual, my parents kept the matter in mind. Sure enough, when the time was right, I received a short, hand-crafted pulpit and a Fisher Price microphone.  Now, years later, I am doing what I always wanted to do; and my parents still remember how it all got started.

When Joseph was seventeen, he dreamed two dreams.  One where sheaves bowed down to his sheaf and another where the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to him. His brothers envied him for it, but his father “kept the matter in mind (Genesis 37:11).” Later, Joseph helped save his family and all Egypt from a severe famine.

In the first year of Belshazzar’s reign, Daniel had a vision of four beasts and the “Ancient of Days.” This greatly disturbed Daniel, and he sought its meaning. He was informed of the kings that would come, destroying the whole earth; the Lord’s kingdom, however, would be everlasting. Thus, Daniel “kept the matter in his heart (Daniel 7:28).”

When Jesus was born, shepherds told Mary and Joseph how they had seen the angels proclaiming His birth, and many people marveled. Mary “kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19).”

Later, Jesus went to the temple at the age of twelve. Many were amazed at His understanding and answers as He was about His Father’s business. Mary “kept all these things in her heart (Luke 2:51).”

Maybe there is something you don’t understand now. Just be patient, bear it in mind, and perhaps God will make it all clear later!