The Father's Good Pleasure

January 10, 2010 

". . . Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will . . .”
— Ephesians 1:4–5

If you have children, then you probably know what it is like to find pleasure in small giggly faces, tiny hands that tug on your fingers and little arms that hang around your neck, or your leg, or reach for you in the dark after a bad dream.

Sometimes, as parents, it becomes necessary to do certain things in a certain way for the sole purpose of hearing the giggles again. We can guess how our children will respond to our actions, so we take those actions because we want the smiles. We want the delight, and we want our kids to know they are loved.

This, I believe, is a reflection of our daily relationship with God. We are His children. He takes pleasure in us the way we take pleasure in our kids, only it is far deeper and broader for Him, because He is not limited to finite experience...

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