Good Morning All,
We all have one or at least had one; maybe
you are becoming one. You may even be a
full-fledged member- “the grandma who doesn’t know ‘whoa.’” You know the type; you never leave the table
without at least three helpings of everything.
If you pause to catch your breath, they ask, with a very pained look,
“You’re not done yet, are you?” Whatever
you do; don’t tell them that you are done.
No one gets to be done. If you
tell them that you liked something; they will make a whole another batch and
send it home with you. You will NOT
leave their home empty-handed; you will take the leftovers even some food that
didn’t make it to the table because there wasn’t room for it. As you leave the house, you are pretty sure
you will not eat this coming week.
The generosity of this type of grandma is
incredible. Many have one simple
trait. They love to cook. You add in the factor that they love the
people that they are cooking for, and the combination makes for plates that
will never hold the portions. While they
are the subject of family jokes and quibbles; nobody misses a meal! The food, the fellowship and the love that is
exhibited by the host draws us back again and again.
Our heavenly Father engages us in much the
same fashion. We see God’s extravagance,
not so much in a meal beyond measure, but in the depth of his grace. God forgives our sins, and he is not
stingy! He pours it on; he ladles it on;
he slathers us with his mercy. He does
not hold back. He forgives and forgives,
and he forgives us with grace that isn’t even on the plate yet! No matter, what we have done; it is in the
past. The feast waits for us.
While God does promise to provide for our
physical needs, it is the forgiveness of our sins which shows us the height and
depth of God’s grace. His love overflows
even the most wretched of sinners. He is
not stingy with his mercy; it is poured out on us with the largest ladle
imaginable. He serves up forgiveness and
quenches our desire for healing and he does it in the richest and most precious
method possible; he does it with the sacrifice of his only Son. Through this all availing action, through the
death of Jesus which paid all the price of our sin, God chooses to nourish us
and to bring us back into his loving family and to live graciously in his
kingdom. Feast on God’s mercy and taste
the richness of his love. Taste and see
that it is good.
Father of all
good things, you feed us with the luxury of your incredible love. In you we feast on the richness of your
grace. We never cease to be in awe of
your love. Be with those who hunger for
your healing. Be with those who are
starving because of sin. Send your
Spirit that they may know you and know of your forgiveness. Heal them with your touch; feed their
souls. In the precious name of Jesus we
pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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