When planning a birthday party for a toddler, much care goes into details such as the flavor of the cake, the color of the frosting, the decorations, the list of invited relatives and friends. Much fuss, to make it all right for a youngster who can barely appreciate it as he or she emerges from the crumbs with frosted hands and face. Yet, we find pleasure in all of this, for it is for this young, precious child whom we cannot love enough.
So it is with God's care for us: it is anticipatory...it is sensitive to our likes and loves, it cannot be matched in attention to detail, it delights in making us happy. And yet, like the frosted toddlers that we are, we do not, cannot appreciate the love that is always a step ahead of us, knows our needs and what is best for us. We just plod along in our own worlds, oblivious at times to the hovering, loving God who wants to lavish his love upon us ."What return shall I make to the Lord for all that he has given to me?" asks the Psalmist.(Ps 116.12). Making an effort to acknowledge that boundless love often during our busy day, and whispering a quick thank you, might open the door to a greater return of love for love.
Bro. Rene
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