I am enjoying being a
grandparent. I tell folks that if I had
known what fun it was, I would have become a grandparent a long time ago. We had a long, extended visit this summer
with our two youngest grandchildren, 9
month old Eloise and 2 year old Madelyn.
As I spent time with them, it occurred to me that those children do not
have to do anything for me to love them.
All they have to do for this grandparent to love them is to be. One of the major prophets in the Old
Testament was Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 1:
4-5 we hear these words to Jeremiah that say:
4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too
young.”
Even as Jeremiah was in the
womb, God was working in him and calling
him. God loved Jeremiah simply
because. Your name might not be
Jeremiah and your friends and family probably would not think that you were a
prophet. But you know what? God loves you and calls you not because of
who you are, but because of whose you are.
God loves you simply because.
What good news. Have a joy-filled
week.- Randy Wall
Prayer: O
God, thank you for your love for me and
for your calling and claim on my life.
Help you, Lord, and live for
you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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