For a weight loss commercial Oprah looks into the camera and says, “I love bread!” Well Oprah, I love Cheerios. Ever since I have been a really little guy, Cheerios have been my favorite. Not only did they nourish me, they were fun to play with. I could scoop some out of my cereal bowl and make all manner of patterns with them. I even learned to spell my name using Cheerios to form the letters. This morning I had a bowl of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios. I could have had Honey Nut Cheerios or Protein Cheerios. Presently, there are sixteen different kinds from which we can choose.
I can easily image our Heavenly Father sitting on His throne saying, “I love people.” “I love red ones, black ones, brown ones, white ones, yellow ones, little ones, really big ones, tattooed ones, bald ones and hairy ones.” He loves us so much He actually wants to live in us. Check out I Corinthians 6, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;” Did you catch that last phrase? “You are not your own.” Neither are we on our own. His abiding presence in our lives means we have a continued source of intellectual and spiritual power to help us make wise decisions.
We make thousands of small decisions each day. Over the course of sixteen waking hours those decisions form patterns of speech and behavior. With His help we design daily patterns creating a person He not only loves but one of which He is proud. This very day God looks at you and says, “I love …..” Insert YOUR name in the blank.
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