[Discoveries] 11-15-08 Hugs -- Matthew 23:37 The Message

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Jerusalem! Jerusalem! ... How often I've ached to embrace your 
children ... -- Matthew 23:37 The Message*/

A few years ago, a bumper sticker appeared on the back of police cars, 
minivans, family cars -- for a while it was part of the fabric of 
American culture. It read, "Have you hugged your kid today?"

I would like to turn this little saying around, and ask it a different 
way: "Have you let God hug His kid today?"

Who is His kid? You are!

Did you know that the best thing you can do for your world is let 
yourself be loved by God?

It may seem selfish, but it is not. In this verse, Jesus is describing a 
longing, an ache that He feels to embrace those He loves. To embrace 
you. To love you. It is not selfish to permit God to love you, His child.

It may seem impractical, but it is not. When you have opened your heart 
to the love of God, then God enters your life with fresh power, 
creativity, possibility, and anointing.

I don't know exactly how God wants to show His love to you. But God 
knows. And if you will open the door today - every day - God will find a 
way to come in.

Be encouraged!
Dwight

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