Today Rodney's schedule was crazy. Four meetings in the morning and three more in the afternoon and into the evening. I figured that we would not see him until after 10:00 pm. At 1:00 this afternoon he calls and asks if we could come to the church and pick him up and go to McDonald's for a quick bite. He was feeling bad that he wasn't going to see us all day.
Did you know that God feels even worse than Rodney does when He doesn't get to spend time with us each day? He gave us the gift of life because He loves us and wants of have fellowship with us. He wants to give us blessings and show His love everyday.
Ephesians 5:1-2
The Message (MSG)
5 1-2 Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.
Yes it was only fast food and yes we were only with Rodney for about an hour but the fact that he really wanted to be with us made us feel loved and appreciated. We reveled in Rodney's company. It made our day.
Keeping company with God makes more than just our day. It makes our life. God is love! He created it and gave His all for it. You can find peace and contentment and an assurance that you are loved more than you can even imagine.
Just thinking about this gives me goosebumps. Knowing the Divine doesn't want to miss a moment with us. Wow!
If only we could learn to love, even just a fraction, like that.
Blessings!
