My current favorite commercial is an advertisement for State
Farm insurance. In it, a young
woman sang the State Farm jingle to see how much money she saved with their
product. The agent told her and
with the money she saved she bought a purse. A second woman sang the same melody for a generic insurance
agent to appear. He did—a sleezy
looking old man with a fishing pole in hand. On the hook was a dollar bill and he told her, “I found a
dollar for you!” When she reached
up for it, he pulled the rod up and out of reach.
Sometimes
we think God is like this old man—keeping minimal gifts out of reach. Actually, God is nothing like
this. In fact, this morning the
psalmist sings, “The Lord delights in his
people.”
This
delight is neither artificial nor contrived. It is not something we earn, and we don’t have to be perfect
to earn it. As our loving Father
he cares for us and takes pleasure in each of us for who we are in our desire
to grow in holiness. He wants us—not
when we have figured everything out—but now.
Don’t
hesitate to come to the Father who delights in you.
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