Invite
by Cathy Vinson |
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After the games of
our son's recent basketball season, a group of parents enjoyed going out together. Only
because of invitations made to us so
heartily did we consent to joining them on a few occasions. Our giving in to go must have
been based on both the insistence and attracting
affirmation of their invitation.
As this day begins, Emmaus' constraint is before me. "...He made as if He would go
on, but they constrained Him..." (vss 28-29)...
I want to invite Him today! In this Relationship of all relationships, is it any
different? We want Him to come Who is "full of grace and truth" (Jn 1:14). Let's
invite Him because we WANT Him to come, loving what His Presence and intervention bring.
If we are His friends, we will want Him
invited, present, and having His full time at every party we hear of. You know, we can do
this!
A scene comes into focus of a playground full of energetic, racing children adjoining a
family reunion. You and I as the child go into the adult mix,
constraining the Adult, putting His hand into the soft pads of our childlike hand, and
leading Him into the playground where His presence will
bring the order and stability we desire. We invite Him with a child's asking, with a
child's beckoning.
Oh, might our invitation to Him be so perfect!
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