"He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
-Zephaniah 3:17
Newly added to my list of top 25 most beautiful things this side of heaven....new daddies standing outside of the nursery gleaming at their hour old children on the other side of the glass. I watched as this beautiful first time father, stood outside of the nursery with the biggest smile you could imagine on his face, eyes following his son all around the nursery, waiting in anticipation for his return into his arms. This gave me an amazing picture of God....
#1.) He delights joyfully in our existence. I cannot possibly wrap my brain around this one, but I like to picture the Lord smiling down on us every day, amazingly, without regard to the reality that we ignore his presence daily.
#2.) He never takes his eyes off of us. I think of that dad watching carefully as we cleaned, assessed and medicated his son. Regardless of whether or not the little guy was crying, dad was right there, smiling away. He understood that the temporary trials of needle-sticks and a good scrub down were all a part of what his son needed to be cleanses and protected. Sound familiar to how our heavenly Father operates?
#3.) He anticipates time with us. That daddy hadn't been apart from his son for more than two minutes before he tracked down his whereabouts and waited anxiously by his side to snatch him up in his arms again. Little did that little boy know how intimate the time with his father would be in those first couple days of life.
Brothers and sister, the Lord delights in you, he desires your affection, and covets your love. Be amazed by that!
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