I was talking with a friend recently about how God always gives, always loves, always has more beautiful things to show us about Himself, more, more, more! He just wants to lavish His love on us! The image came to me of a daddy who just can't wait to grab hold of his little child and give that child hugs and kisses. Or see that child open up the gifts he has brought for him, just anticipating the look of excitement and happiness in his little one's eyes when the gift is opened.
What a wonderful Father God we have, who always wants to lavish His love on us! And nothing is required of us, nothing is expected of us, nothing is demanded of us..we can just sit on our Father's lap and enjoy His loving attention.
It touches me so much to know that God wants, actually wants to be with me, to just hang out with me. He loves each one of us exclusively yet equally - a mystery to me, yet so wonderfully true: He loves each of us the best, the most, the greatest, as if we were His favorite and the only one in His vision. Yet he loves all of us that way. We are each His favorite and His first choice. We are each loved exclusively and uniquely, in a way that is just between the individual and Him. Wow! We can each say we are the apple of His eye, the favored child sitting on His lap, the joy of His heart. We can each declare that we are in His favor and love and delight at all times! That we are cherished and adored, held and safe!
He is a good God, and He is ONLY a good God, never bad or harsh! God doesn't give bad things! God only gives good gifts, and every good gift we receive is from Him. He has so many gifts He has already given us in Christ, and we simply 'see' they are ours with the eyes of faith and so receive and claim and enjoy them as our own. That is how He is helping me understand it right now.
Thank You, God, that You are a Giver and that You love to lavish all Your love and joy and gifts on us, Your dear, favored, beloved children!
