“The RoseBouquet”

Jesus asks some blunt questions to which the answers should be very obvious. If your child is hungry and asks for bread, do you tease him by offering him a stone? If the child asks for a fish, do you hand him a snake?

Clearly a parent loves his or her child too much to be so cruel. (Except, some news reports nowadays make me wonder). If you are a real parent with natural love for your offspring, you far sooner bend over backwards to grant your children’s desires, especially if they ask for something they need, like food.

Swiftly Jesus brings in His punchline; if you are falable humans, prone to do evil, but you give good gifts to your children, how much more will your loving Heavenly Father, who is perfect, give good gifts to you - His spiritual children when you ask Him?

This puts a whole new light on God’s love for us, doesn’t it? If you haven’t had a doting, loving parent yourself, recall some other parent you have watched who kept their eyes on their child, and the instant the child cried out or asked for something that parent was reaching out to pick the child up, hold them close, and give them what they desired. Unless it was harmful, of course, like gravel or sharp objects. Now picture God ready to pick you up and respond to you just as eagerly.

Really! Our Heavenly Father watches us that closely. The instant we pray with a sincere cry of need or trust in Him, He’s scooping us up and responding to us! Doesn’t that just thrill you through and through?

PRAYER: Oh God, You’ve given me a fresh glimpse of Your wonderful character as our perfect Father. I certainly need a perfect parent, and right now I’m willing to let go of some bad memories of failures in our family. Please heal those memories, and make up to me what I missed.

Thank You for the healing You’ve already done in me in this regard. I wish everyone could discover You as Father!

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

P.S. You’ve heard of power naps at work, right? You rise refreshed, bright and alert. Take a break to refresh your spirit with a good inspirational story.