He Delights in Us!

We talked about Creation and family yesterday at church. About how God set the world in motion with just the sound of His voice. How He whispered breath into man and shaped woman into His image. How in all of it the word He chose to use to describe it was "good". And when He created man and woman He called it "very good". God delights in us!

The weather has been so wonderful the last two mornings. The sunrise has been beautiful. Fall is whispering its arrival. The colors are beginning to change their hue. And it is all good. My pastor says that our attitude toward this Creation should always be one of awe and delight. That as we see His creativity and His splendor all around us, our response should be a clapping "Yay, God!". He delights in us!

I remember a trip that Danny and I took out west. We were driving from Montana to Wyoming. We were in the middle of Yellowstone on a long stretch of nothing. We stopped the car and strolled into the nothingness for a while. We began to hear the sounds of deer and other wildlife. It was October so we were marveling at the color all around us. The weather was perfect that day and the sunshine glistened off of the golden leaves. As we came to the top of a hill and looked around us at nothing but nature, we both responded at the same time: "Yay, God!". We laughed but really there were no other words adequate for the moment. He delights in us!

I am compiling all the wedding pictures this week. I will have an online album soon. As I looked at some of the pictures, I could not help but notice the delight in the bride and groom's faces. They were in awe of the day and each other. They were smitten with the love that they had for each other. They were overwhelmed by the goodness of God in their lives. The blessings were so evident during that weekend. The prayers for that day were answered not only in the almost perfect weather but in the very clear presence of God Himself throughout every moment. He delights in us!

So, today sweet friends, remember this... He delights in you! He created you for a plan and a purpose. His ways are good. His mercy endures forever. Great is His faithfulness. He will lead you. He will be your rear guard. He will hold you in the palm of His hand and call you by name. Allow Him to lift your chin so that you can bask in His gaze. He delights in you!

This is what the Lord says:

"I remember the devotion of your youth,

how as a bride you loved me and

followed me through the wilderness,

through a land not sown.

Jeremiah 2:2