How Great A Love
As I sat cuddling my 2 month old this morning I was again reminded of the great love that the Lord has for each of his children. Something I have done with each of my children is to sit and sing to them. I will sing to them and put their name into what ever I am singing. I have made up many tunes with the names of my children as the lyrics. I was singing to my sweet new one this morning. Her belly was full, her diaper was dry, and she was snuggled into my arms. There is nothing better in my opinion. I sang to her placing not only her name into the song but her nickname and the words I love you. I stopped singing for a moment and looked in her eyes and said, “Mommy loves you.” The biggest grin you could image spread across her face. I waited until the smile was gone and only a look of contentment remained and repeated those words which brought joy to her. The smile returned. I did this several times. It brings so much joy to my heart to know that the knowledge of the love I have for her brought joy to her little being as well. She is only two months old but she understands that she is greatly loved and it fills her with joy.
What a great lesson God taught me this morning through one so little. She made me contemplate the love that my Heavenly Father has for me. Just as I sang to my daughter her name I must remember that the Lord knows me AND knows me by name! Does that bring me the kind of pure joy that I noticed in my daughter’s eyes? It should! Do I realize the magnitude of the joy it brings my Heavenly Father when I am absorbed with joy at the knowledge of his love? Do you know this great and almost inexplicable love and joy? Do you ever meditate upon it? What is your response to this amazing gift?
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January 22nd, 2009 at 8:24 am
The picture you just painted with your words is what I see when I read this…
The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will save;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zeph 3:17
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January 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 am
That is a beautiful passage of scripture! Thanks for sharing that!
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:03 am
That was so beautiful. I’ve also sat there with my little ones and sang a made up song to them inserting their name. Each one has had their own little tune. These are such lovely memories…
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January 22nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Zeph 3:17 is the first verse I thought of too.
I love those moments when God reveals His heart to us through mommyhood.
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January 22nd, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Awww… you made me smile with tears. What a wonderful post today. You pulled a heart string in me because I have experienced the same with my little one. The Lord is awesome and so good. His love is amazing and I am thankful that He gives us the ability to taste it clearly through the lives of our children. Thanks for sharing.
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January 23rd, 2009 at 5:08 am
We were just talking about this same thing last night at PWOC Bible study. Our teacher for this lesson had us each go around and say aloud, “God love Csey. God is on Casey’s side” Each woman inserted her own name. What a powerful thing to recognize that God’s immense love is individual. A few of our ladies were deeply moved by this. They had never realized that God saw them as the most beautiful, wonderful creature on earth.
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January 24th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Oh, Daisy “beat me to the punch”.
I once heard that verse from a translation (I can’t remember which?) that read “He will joy over you with singing”
Love it :0)
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January 25th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Ahhhh that was so cute
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