On Sundays my wife and I along with two friends go dinering. Each week we go for breakfast to a different diner in our area. It is great fun. This past week we went to one of those old narrow steel buildings with old style jukebox players on the booth table. I don’t think any of the musical offerings was newer than 1965. Two plays for a quarter. I think they were cheaper in the 50’s and 60’s. When the waitress came to take our order my friend’s wife asked her, “How large are the pancakes?” The waitress’s response was wonderful. She said, “It all depends how much room is on the grill.”
My friend looked at me and said, “There’s your devotional. God’s love for us is as large as the space on His grill, which happens to be the universe.” My brain instantly hit on Ephesians 3, we “may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.”
Most likely every young couple tries to tell their lover that their love is bigger than the other person’s.
“I love you a ton.”
“No, I love you ten tons.”
“Well, I love you a zillion tons.”
After you run out of numbers God’s love still wins. He proved it on Calvary. None of us can beat nor match that. When God gave us Jesus He made Himself poor because He gave us the best He had. It all depends on how much room is on the grill! Just imagine.
Oh, by the way. The eggs over easy were perfect.
Written by Roger Bothwell on October 20, 2009
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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