Daddy's Lap

When my children were little I always looked forward to getting home from work and spending time with them. I would be met at the door with a big hug and a sloppy, wet kiss, the word daddy would ring in my ears as sweet as any words that I have ever heard. The years have gone by since then and I still long for those reactions from them, the reach for my hand and the exuberiant I love you daddy. Did I deserve that adoration? I don't know if I did or not but I do know I filled something in their lives, as they did mine, that no one else could fit into.
This is the way it is with God he longs for our attention, He wants us to meet with Him, crawl up into His lap, Grab his hand and proclaim our love for Him. He wants to find that place in our heart that only he and His love can fit. I believe it grieves His heart when we just take Him for granted; when we don't spend time with Him and ignore Him. The following verses from Romans 8 says that if we are led by God's Spirit we are his children, not slaves to Him we are adopted by Him and can call Him Abba, which is a personal word comparable to the word daddy, in contrast to father (how many of you call you dad father?) which has such a formal ring to it. He is personal He is daddy.


Certainly, all who are guided by God's Spirit are God's children. 15 You haven't received the spirit of slaves that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the spirit of God's adopted children by which we call out, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children

Romans 8:14-16 (GW)

I don't know about you but I relish attention from my children. When it comes I glory in it, something wells up inside me that it feels I might burst. God also longs for this attention from us just like we do our own children. Whenever I proclaim my love for Him I am reminded that the only reason I can say to Him, I Love You, is that he loved me first, before I was ever conceived. He thinks of me, I am on His mind and He chose ME. He is worthy of our worship for all He has done for us and for who He is ; King of Kings, Lord of Lords, creator of all there is,was or ever will be, the light, lover of My soul, the one who sent His son to die for me. Find time to worship, thank and praise Him. HE LOVES YOU.