Be a JOY Baby!

            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  You’re never too young to begin drinking it faithfully.

            I’ve been in “super-grandma” mode lately.  We were blessed with two grandbabies born within one week of each other. So I’ve been joyfully bouncing between both families to help as the needs arise.  Infancy lasts such a short period of time; we tend to forget the “specialness” of those first few days of life outside the womb. It occurred to me that we, Christians, should be like newborn babies in a variety of ways. 

           A baby is totally dependent on someone else.  In ideal situations, it’s someone who loves and cares for him or her more than they can begin to imagine!  They don’t have to think about where the next meal is coming from or where they’re going to sleep or what to wear.  They just rest in the strength and love of that person…usually mommy and daddy. 

            As I watched each of our two new little ones with their parents and the love that radiated between parent and child, I was reminded of the verse in 1 Chronicles 16:11: “Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.”

Our lesson here is that we, like newborn babies, can depend on God---always.  We can look to Him for guidance, for strength, for provision and protection.  We can seek His face….and we’ll always find Him gazing down in love---which should fill us with JOY.

            Rest in the cradle of His arms and be totally dependent on Him for your personal serving of 

                                       JOY JUICE.