 | "Made in God's Image" by Lori Copeland
Read | Genesis 1:1-31
I was a very young grandmother. This was not all that surprising since I had been a young bride and a young mother, but when Randy, our firstborn son, married and gave us our first grandchild, I was completely unprepared. I was especially unprepared for the love I would feel for this baby. I was amazed that the love I had felt so strongly for my sons—a love I was positive would never be duplicated—tripled when my first grandson's newborn eyes slowly opened to meet mine. Oh, those eyes, so trusting and innocent. I gave my heart so completely, so swiftly to this new little one named James that the bonding left me breathless.
When I left the hospital, I was filled with joy, with songs of joy. I recalled the words of the psalmist, "Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy" (Psalm 126:2), as I enjoyed my ecstatic state. Little did I know that this child was not only a precious gift to me (though he was), but also he was God's special gift to the world. God in his miraculous grace was enlarging his Kingdom through this tiny scrap of humanity created in his image.
James is a grown man now, a youth minister. Twice a year he ministers to the Kagora tribe in Africa, and through God's unending grace, he leads lost souls to Christ. As a thirty-nine-year-old grandmother, I had no idea what God had placed in my life the day my first grandson was born; but now, many years later, I stand astounded at his marvelous workings.
Thank you, God, for placing this child in our life, in our grandparental care. As we watch him grow, lead him in the ways of righteous that his days may be long and fruitful on this earth. Amen. |
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