What happens when we lay our time, talents, resources, and lives at the cross? Joy, great joy!
On a Friday over a thousand years ago, Jesus willingly laid His life down for us at the cross. Great joy resulted from His sacrifice because He not only took our sin for us but conquered death when He rose from the grave 3 days later. Because of His sacrifice, those who believe and put their faith in Him are blessed by the Father.
Through our adoption we have laid ourselves, our resources and time at the cross. What has been the result? Joy, great joy!
What a blessing it is when:
- The head and arms of little girls snuggle into me as I read them bedtime books.
- A little girl's eyes light up in the morning as she jumps into my arms exclaiming "Mommy!"
- Another little girl teases me as she puts on her new glasses and says she sees two mommies!
- A tiny little chocolate hand slips into mine as we skip along singing "Skip to my Lou my darling."
- Two eager learners complete a few weeks of school lessons in one week.
- Small things that we take for granted bring such great delight to our girls.
- I hear the sweet rhythm of their precious feet moving to their favorite workout DVD.
- Laughter rings out at our dinner table.
- Little girls proud to be wearing their beautiful dresses accompany us to church.
- I see how much our boys enjoy and adore their new sisters and help take care of them.
- We play the game of matching for the millionth time and peals of excitement still ring out when they find a match.
- Sweet little voices sing "You lead, I'll follow...."
- Four little helping hands eagerly help me with setting the table, cooking and dishes.
- Two little girls fit so beautifully into our family.
- We see God's faithfulness and provision in bringing these two girls into our home.
My BSF teaching leader dropped by to visit and gave the kids a gift of eggs and a dying kit to make Easter eggs. The girls enjoyed making their first Easter eggs. The Easter egg signifies new life. God has certainly provided a new life for our girls with our family. Adoption is such a beautiful picture of what God did for us on that Friday a long time ago. I thank God for the new life He gave me when He adopted me into His family through the blood of His Son on the cross.
What will you bring to the cross this Good Friday? Jesus is willing to take your sins, your sorrows, your failures, etc. and give you new life. He is enough. He is eager to take your life, your abilities, your resources and give your life purpose and meaning. He is enough. May you experience the richness of God's beautiful blessings this Easter season.
