Happy Easter!

He is risen! Happy Resurrection Day!

I am the resurrection and the life.

He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;

and, whoever lives and believes in me

will never die. -John 11:25-26

Source of French Fries

At the end of his sermon yesterday, Pastor Shane Ham related an incident in his car. It struck a chord with me. He just left a fast food window with Audrey, his 4 year old daughter, seated in her car seat with a bag of steaming French fries.

“Can Daddy have a French fry?” he asked her.

“No!” she answered quickly and emphatically.

Shane was disappointed, but not surprised by her childish response. He was her father—she didn’t realize he could have reached back and just taken her fries. He could have driven back to the restaurant and bought a whole bushel of fries! He didn’t have to ask her, he was able to get his own fries.

Just like that, God is often saddened by our selfish, childish responses.

He asks us to for things, not out of his need or lack, but to test the condition of our hearts. Are we cheerful and eager to give back what He has willingly provided to us?

Next time God asks you for a French fry, say “Yes!”

I know our Father will be pleased and smile. Then,
just sit, share the meal, and enjoy fellowship with Him.

Indeed, God is the willing provider and source of all your fries.

In His Eyes

Yesterday, the Oprah Show discussed beauty and the perceptions of it around the world. Some cultures prize pale, white skin while others pay for dark, tanned skins. Some societies esteem thin body frames so women starve themselves, yet other cultures honor large robust bodies so women gorge themselves. What a paradox beauty is!

Truly, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

Thankfully, God finds us beautiful just for being. Nothing more—just being. He takes us, warts and all. You are beautiful. I am beautiful, too.

Thank you, God, that your eyes behold me.