Delighting in my Father
Delighting in my Father
I love coming home from a day of work. It brings me great joy to walk in the door and be greeted by my beautiful wife. I receive a loving kiss and hug from her and I know she is glad to have me home. I always kiss my wife first. And then, there he is, six months old, sitting on the floor and chewing on his toes. He sees me and gives his biggest two toothed smile, his feet start kicking, his arms start waving, he is my son and he is so happy to see his dad. What joy this brings me.
This causes me to think about my relationship with my Father who is in heaven. What joy He must have when I see Him and I too give a big smile for the joy that I have in seeing and knowing my Father. Do I simply delight in knowing God? Does my knowledge of God surpass all feelings, intents, and aspirations that I have in this life? Does it happen in my life that the more knowledge I gain about God and the more I know Him and see His glorious majesty, the more humbled I become? Knowing God should do this very thing to me. I should be humbled and in awe of Him and all of His glorious attributes.
I become even more amazed when I see that God knows me! He has taken the initiative by His grace to know me. He has revealed Himself to me and opened His Word to my understanding so that I might be all the more amazed at Him. What joy and delight this brings me.
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 9:23-24)
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be know by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more? (Galatians 4:9)
I am humbled that His grace has been shown to me, that I might know Him, delight in Him, and that He might delight in me.
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Sometimes I tell Him how great He is and then I say “Father, the words that I know in the English language don’t work when I want to tell you how I feel”. Then I just tell Him that I know He feels and hears my heart. That’s where it all is. The more I have gotten to know Him, the more I see that we really don’t know who we are dealing with, or rather, who is dealing with us! We may relate to Him the way we did/do our earthly parents, but He is, well, He is A-Z. Someone who knows me and understands me and corrects me and is just in doing it. Someone who I can’t fool with words or deeds. A perfect parent who shows us the boundaries and is willing to teach us little things like cooking, finances, shopping…all ours for the asking. He has been there with me in the pit to lift me out and causes me to REMEMBER His goodness. He has told me many times to build an alter of remembrance at intervals in my life and sometimes I’ve came back full circle and seen the stones still upon the ground where Him and I once had been. Some people think that being a Christian sounds boring. Life does not begin until you meet Him. He truly is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
wow
i was at work last night and God was in control. when i arived at work. the unit was in a very calm atmosphier our one trouble maker was asleep and the patients were in a very good mood. as i did my chores. one of the pts came to me and said that they’re spouse was bringing fireproof so everybody could watch it.
so after all the groups were over we set down and watched the movie. this was such a big miracle i was in awe of what the Lord was doing. when the pts wife brought in the movie the nurse came straight to me and said did you bring this in and i said no the pts want to see it. this is their deal.
the nurse probably let me anyway, but this is a big deal. in a place that preaches against religion. so the pts got to see the movie. half way through the movie. two men got up to go call their wifes at the end of the movie i was handing out tissues. it was so awesome i cant tell you all the things that happened but last night Jesus was in control at that place.
i was praising God on the way home from work and then it really happened i was praying and all the sudden i could not say anything but YOU ARE GOD! YOU ARE GOD! WHY! YOU ARE GOD! WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT ME! and then i felt the overwhelming pressence of God! like the song we sang yesterday i was in AWESTRUCK WAUNDER GOD WAS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT I ALMOST WRECKED i said God your freking me out my whole body was shaking.
who am i that God should be mindful of me. I LOVE GOD SO MUCH I WANT TO DIE TO BE WITH HIM! THAT MAY BE SELFISH BUT ITS THE TRUTH. I HATE THIS LIFE!!! BUT I LOVE MY LORD!!!
P. PUMBA
Pumba. That’s awesome that you had the opportunity to see God work in such incredible ways. But, don’t forget that we are living for Jesus right here and right now, occupying until he comes. Don’t lose sight of that fact. You have a relationship with Christ right here and you are working for him and sharing his love with people right here who don’t yet know him.