Fireworks

I know this is July 5th, but I still have some July 4th thoughts on my mind. In the great city I live in there is a huge concert and fireworks show in Memorial Park. People come from all over and place their mats, blankets, tarps, whatever to place their claim on the park's grounds. This year they had groups such as Three Dog Night and The Doobie Brothers come and sing. Even though they had these bands from my era, I didn't want to fight the crowd and deal with the traffic. What my family did do is go to a higher elevation and watch the fireworks from a distance. We couldn't hear the music, we couldn't hear the BOOMS of the fireworks, but we could see them. Interestingly, there was a family who drove up to watch the fireworks. They drove up all in a dither, dashed out of their big Suburban, placed their lawn chairs on the grass and sat...for just a few minutes. There was a small fireworks show off to the right. They watched them, packed up their car, and sped off. About five minutes later, the real fireworks show began. I wondered if they ever knew that they missed the real show.
You know it's not the same to watch fireworks from such a distance. It's kind of "pretty," but just not the same. And we certainly didn't hurry off after seeing a much smaller fireworks show like the people in the Suburban. There was just something...missing.
So on we decided to go to Rosenblatt Stadium (Home of the College World Series) and watch the REAL fireworks show. We sat through a boring ball game (I actually liked it, but my wife spent the whole time talking to a friend). Then we were allowed on the left field grass to see the fireworks display right above us. It was so close, many of us had cinder, ash, whatever, from the fireworks on us. What a show! You could feel the report of the big cannon-like blasts. The fireworks were really wonderful. You could hear the oohs and the ahhs of the crowd. What a great time!
Can anyone see a biblical application here? Some are impatient with Jesus. They want the big stuff. They come and see a little display of his power and then they pack it in and go home. Others watch the glory from a distance. But they don't want to expend the effort to get close. Then others go through the trials, the difficulties, and sometimes the boredom. They are rewarded in the end by a spectacular display of power. Which one are you? Where are you in all of this? Think about that before you answer and have a great day. JW

P.S. By the way, as we were waiting for it to get dark the other night, there was the most spectacular sunset. I wondered if anyone saw it. We were waiting to see the glorious power of man-made bombs and explosives when God very majestically painted an explosive scene in His glory right before our eyes. That's just like Him.