Today is a very special day. I got to take three beautiful granddaughters to lunch today and a follow-up activity that the girls wanted to do. It was the oldest one’s birthday and I had the privilege of sharing it with her. She got to pick the restaurant and the activity. Tonight I’ll be going with her whole family to dinner for a continuation to celebrate her.
My wife and I remind each other constantly that this is why we moved here. It is the exact reason we uprooted from a place we had lived for 28 years and resettled back in my home state. Two of our three children and three of our five grandchildren live here. We are only a day’s drive from the others. This has given us the opportunity to participate in so many of the activities and birthday parties that we would have otherwise missed. This is such an exciting time of our lives right now!
God delights in our presence as well. He loves when we spend time with him and express joy in our love for him. He is present everywhere we go, so we don’t have to uproot and move to be closer. We simply draw near to him and worship him. If you are a parent or a grandparent, you can grasp just a little of the love that God has for you. Embrace his love and long for his presence!
Psalms 68:3 (NLT) - But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.