I was thinking over the Thanksgiving holiday about preparations. In preparing our meal, I took great care in making sure everything was right. I measured exact amounts rather than guessing, cleaned the house, shined the serving dishes, made sure all invited were coming....... the normal "getting prepared" things we do! The one thing that stood out the most this year was the time I took in making my stuffing! The recipe is nothing special, just a plain southern stuffing, but the way I prepared it made it special. I prepared it inside a pumpkin! I took care in selecting the pumpkin, cleaning the pumpkin, mixing my stuffing, filling the pumpkin so stuffing wouldn't run over, putting in the oven at just the right time so it would be warm with our meal, and making sure there was a special place on the table for it.
This got me thinking about Jesus. The same One who spoke, SPOKE, the heavens and earth into place, assigned light for night and day, named stars, stores snow and rain, commanded mountains to rise up, tells waves where to stop..........is PREPARING a place for me! Not speaking one into existance, but using His beautiful hands to PREPARE it!! He could just speak it, but He chooses to prepare it! This blows my mind!!! It amazes me that Messiah, Great Jehovah, Almighty God, would:
1- place His hands on me to create me (Genesis 1:27)
2- use His hands to prepare me a place (John 14:2-3)
How unworthy I am of such love, care, and devotion!
How thankful I am for such love, care, and devotion!
Does He not deserve my love and devotion? Does He not deserve ALL love, devotion, glory, and honor?
So I have to ask myself and any of you who wander upon the blog and take time to read, how are the preparations going for meeting Jesus?
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