OUR DAILY BREAD
Friday
May 10, 2013
Waiting To Cheer
Read: Ephesians 3:14-21
. . . to know the love of
Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of
God. —Ephesians 3:19
In his very first Little
League baseball game, a young player on the team I was coaching got hit in the
face with a ball. He was not hurt but was understandably shaken. For the rest
of the season, he was afraid of the ball. Game after game, he bravely tried,
but he just couldn’t seem to hit the ball.
In our final game, we were
hopelessly behind, with nothing to cheer about. Then that young man stepped up
to take his turn. Thwack! To everyone’s surprise, he hit
the ball sharply! His teammates went wild; his parents and his teammates’
parents cheered loudly. Even though we were still losing the game, I was
jumping up and down! We all loved this kid and cheered him on.
I imagine that the Lord
cheers us on in our lives as well. He loves us deeply and desires that we “may
be able to comprehend . . . what is the width and length and depth and height—to
know the love of Christ which passes knowledge”
(Eph. 3:18-19).
Some think of the Lord as
unloving and waiting for us to slip up so He can punish us. So we have the
privilege of telling them of His deep love for them. Imagine their joy when
they hear about the God who loves them so much that He sent His only Son to die
on the cross for their sin and who wants to cheer them on! —Randy
Kilgore
Help us, heavenly Father, to
see the many
ways You love and encourage us;
then help
us to love and encourage
those around
us so that they can see You
in us.
The nail-pierced hands of
Jesus reveal the love-filled heart of God.
Goodmorning
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