I was thinking this morning of a hymn that I heard
many years ago in which the author was expressing his joy to God. The words he
used are very basic but they speak volumes. They are, ‘I am so glad that our
Father in heaven tells of his love in the Book he has given.’ I realise that my
memory might not be accurate with regard to every detail in that line. For
example, I cannot recall if the personal pronoun should be ‘our’ or ‘my’. But
since both would be true, my memory slip does not matter.
Why are we going to be in church today? One reason
is to listen to God’s Word. As we do so, we can listen to him as a Ruler giving
instructions or as a Guide giving directions. Maybe we want something personal
from the reading and will feel disappointed if we don’t notice anything
unusual.
The words of that hymn remind us of a very
important aspect of our church gathering. We meet as a family to hear again
what our Father thinks of us, has done for us and has planned for us. No doubt,
some of those details will be emphasised in the praise items and the sermon.
But as we listen to the Bible being read, may we be ‘so glad that our Father in
heaven tells of his love in the Book he has given’.
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