Sweet fellowship

I have been thinking a lot lately about Cody and Kara coming home for the holidays. I really miss them and can't wait to see them! I have been thinking about what foods they like best (now's the time to put in your menu btw) and what games we will be playing together. Mostly I've been thinking about seeing them and talking with them face to face. Thanks to skype we have chatted several times and that has been great. But in person will be even greater! There will be no technical problems with the computers and internet.

And so for the past couple days I can't help but think that that's how God thinks about us. I bet He is so excited to see us face to face and to commune with us around His dinner table! He probably has all of our favorite treats planned for great feasts together and times planned where we can visit and just enjoy each others' company.

The amazing thing to me is that, while we will enjoy a pure, uninterrupted fellowship with Him in Heaven, we can also enjoy sweet fellowship with Him now on earth as well. Thanks to the redeeming power of Christ's work on the cross there is no longer a veil or anything else hindering our communion with God. We have full access to our Father. I believe that He is longing for that sweet communion with us now as well as when we are in Heaven. He calls us to His presence and has all kinds of good things for us here on earth, such as overwhelming peace, abundant blessings, and wonderful friends and family.

My prayer is that I will not let technical difficulties of life (busyness, too much to do, etc.) hinder my communion with my Father. That I will delight in His presence as much as I delight in the presence of my friends and family. I want to remain on His path for my life and to continue to walk in His favor. He is so amazing. He jealously longs for my affection, and I am beyond speechless that He showers me with His love. How great is His love towards me!

Here is a verse to think on...

"And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame" 1 John 2:28.