Daily Power #360

For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye has seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for him! (Isa. 64:4 NLT)

I love going to movies, and my family always goes to the same theater, for a couple of reasons. One is because the matinee is cheap. And the other is because the chairs rock, and if no one’s in front of you, you can prop your feet up, and just kick back and enjoy the show. It doesn’t get much better for under five bucks, right?

But then recently for my birthday, my assistants gave me a gift card for a different movie theater. Because they knew about my favorite place, I asked why they’d chosen another one. “Trust us,” they said. “The chairs in this theater are unbelievable.” I thanked them and thought, Wow, for twelve bucks, they better be!

When we finally went there, the chairs were leather and clean and big. They have a little cup holder—I’m not making this up—that is refrigerated. I also discovered a button on the side that turned my dream chair into a recliner. I looked over at Amy and said, “Wow, I had no idea! If only this armrest wasn’t between us, we could snuggle and this would be perfection.”

My wife smiled at me, pushed a button somewhere, and the armrest between us disappeared. I thought I’d died and gone to heaven! Later I wondered how often I underestimate what God has for me. I’m satisfied with an old rocker, but he has this huge recliner waiting for me!

As you reflect on the gifts you received this holiday season, consider what God wants to give you that you may be missing by holding on to what you have.

Power Lift

Thank you, Lord, for being the source of all good gifts. Expand my vision today, God, so I can receive what you have for me.