I’m watching my recently turned 5 year old make goodie bags for her birthday party. She is so excited. She is working hard on these so that her friends who choose to come will have something to take home. Don’t get me wrong, she is your typical youngster who can’t wait to play with her friends, and the idea of presents is circling in that brain too! But she wants to be with her friends even more than her concern for presents. Now later today, that could change. But right now, her friends are the best part of this party!!
I imagine that God, after sending out his invitation for us to be his children and his friend must feel some of the same things! He has already prepared our “goodie bags” but they are eternal and we get them now. They include things like His daily Presence, His guiding hand, His Word for understanding His character, a new heart, a new set of desires, and an eternal home with Him! He is definitely excited about our acceptance and commitment to Him. He shows us His love each day through His gifts to us and then has prepared a place for us that is better than anything we can imagine.
While I’m excited about seeing so many of our friends and the party that will take place, I am way more excited about the one that God has planned for His children! Thank you God for loving me enough to send your Son for me!