Dear Friends,
“God says, ‘Be still and know that I am God. I will be praised in all the nations.
I will be praised throughout the earth.’” Psalm 46:10 (ICB)
When Bonnie’s friend Barb showed her a ring she wears to remind her to “Be still,” Bonnie decided that was just the type of reminder she needed. She found a couple of rings that she liked at the Rejoice Christian bookstore in Mission Viejo, but when the sales clerks couldn’t help her decide on one of the two she liked, she bought both of them.
A couple of days later, she was visiting with a friend who has been going through a rough patch. After praying with her, Bonnie showed her the rings she was wearing and offered to give her one of them. When she placed it on her friend’s ring finger, it was too tight — so tight that they had to use soap to get it off. Next, they put it on her pinky finger. It fit perfectly.
As they looked at the rings, “Bonnie exclaimed, “Wow! You’ve got God wrapped around your little finger.”
Think about that. As a child of God, you do indeed have God wrapped around your little finger. “See how very much our Father loves us, for he calls us his children, and that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 (NLT)
I love to spoil my grandchildren; each of them has me wrapped around their little finger. And yet, my spoiling is nothing compared to how God loves to spoil us. “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.” Matthew 7:11
“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” Ephesians 1:5
It gave God great pleasure to adopt us into his family, and we surely wouldn’t want to spoil God’s pleasure by taking his love for granted. We show our gratitude when we praise him. “His presence within us is God’s guarantee that he really will give us all that he promised; … and that he guarantees to bring us to himself. This is just one more reason for us to praise our glorious God.” Ephesians 1:14
I must confess; there are far too many times when I forget to praise God from whom all blessings flow. Perhaps I need a pinky ring to remind me to be still and then praise the God who spoils me. Unfortunately, I can’t snatch Bonnie’s second “Be still” ring. It ended up on the pinky of another lady who had been going through a very troubling week…!
Verse for the week: Psalm 47:6
“Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises!”
Blessings,
Because He Loves Us Press 