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JUST THE TWO OF US

The Grammy winning song by Bill Withers: “Just the Two of Us”, was all the rage in the early 80s. While dining in an airport restaurant, the song came to mind as I noticed a young mother and her infant child. Though hundreds of travelers noisily passed all around they seemed to be the only two present, each totally transfixed on the other. The mother seemed to be singing and the child cooing. The obvious delight of this young mother interacting with her tiny child made me wonder, does God delight in nurturing us? Then I remembered Zephaniah 3:17: “He will take great delight in you; in his love He will no longer rebuke you but will rejoice over you with singing,” (NIV). Even as He holds the whole world in His hand, I can hold His full attention. Glorious Father, I am so humbled and amazed to think of You singing over us as You nurture our created purpose. Sweep me into that moment where there is only You.

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