All
is Right With the World
He had no beauty
or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we
should desire him.
Isaiah 53:2
I watched as a young woman pulled up to
the store and stepped out of her SUV. Dressed in nurse’s scrubs, I
figured she was either headed for work or just got off. I was about
to discover the answer…
As she headed for the door, an older
woman emerged from the store pushing a shopping cart with a small
child in the seat.
The young woman’s lips moved.
Instantly, the toddler’s head turned, attempting to locate the
owner of the voice. When she did, the reaction was immediate. The
smile that lit her little face said two things: one, she knew the
woman well; and two, she adored her!
She turned in the cart and began
reaching, stretching for the woman. The young woman plucked the child
from the cart and hugged her. The little girl, in turn,
affectionately laid her head on the woman’s shoulder.
Mom was here, and all was right with
the world!
†
Voice recognition is a powerful thing.
To her children, a Mother’s voice is easily recognizable; it has an
intimate quality that is unique to her alone. A beloved child can
pick their mother out of a vast crowd; and rightly so. It is the
voice they’ve listened to from the moment their ears were formed in
the womb. Even with our backs turned we see a picture of Mom in our
mind before two syllables have been spoken. To a child there is
nothing more beautiful or comforting.
There is another voice which will have
the same effect the moment we hear it. Scripture says His face would
not stand out in a crowd. But when He speaks our name our head will
turn in His direction, desperately seeking to locate Him. To a child
of God there is nothing more beautiful or comforting. As He reaches
for us we will know that Jesus is here, and all is right with the
world.
Prayer
“Jesus, I get excited
just thinking about hearing You speak my name! I look forward to Your
embrace and the chance to lay my head on Your shoulder and hear You
say, ‘I love you!’ Thank You for loving me. Amen.”
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