It was not unusual to be greeted with, “One song please!” by the children in India (sometimes even the
adults). It was definitely the
most common English phrase we heard besides, “What is your name? … Nice name.”
Like, they seriously expected us to just bust out with song,
wherever we were.
That could be weird.
So sometimes we did it!
And that encouraged the children to be bolder.
They started asking for “One kiss please,” pointing to their
cheeks.
Although certainly more personal, sometimes we indulged them
in that too.
They honored us so much, acting as if whatever we did for
them was such a blessing.
That got me to thinking, what if I asked God for a song?
A kiss?
So I did.
And He laughed and said, “Oh, honey, you got it!”
“The LORD your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with his love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
~ Zephaniah 3:17
“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth [or His Word].”
~ Songs 1:2
I mentioned these ideas to the other Real Life team leaders when
we spent a day together this past weekend to debrief our summer
experiences. Kelly Chadwick (RL Coordinator and my former WR squad leader) agreed that the Lord has been
speaking to her about indulgence.
She understands that to mean that
God wants to give us what
we ask for and more.
For example, if we ask for a 5, He’ll
blow us away with a 7. If we ask
for a 7, He’ll blow us away with a 10.
Regardless of how much we ask for, He wants us to indulge us, and He will blow us away proportionately.
So
let’s ask boldly, expect great things, and humbly receive His generous gifts!
He promises those blessings to follow our faithful
obedience.
You see, God asks me for songs and kisses too.
“Sing to
the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvelous things.”
~ Psalm 98:1
“Kiss the
Son.”
~ Psalm 2:12
He loves for His children to worship Him!
And He is so worthy of our adoration!
