IN YOUR FACE

That's not a very nice title. Mainly because when someone utters that statement in common speech today, it's meant in a confrontational setting. That is, I'm not afraid to get right up into your face, and what are you going to do about it?

Well, sometimes, actually all too often, what we see in our own faces is not something we're proud of. We see failure. We see disappointment. We see ourselves as something that not only do we not approve, but what must God think about us? How patient and forgiving and faithful can He be?

This morning in our men's bible study, Pastor Hal asked a question. Who's in your wallet? He proceeded to open his and reveal pictures of his wife and granddaughter. His response," In God's wallet, He has a picture of us. It's the best picture that He keeps. Just like in our wallets, we keep the best."

What a great image. What a great message. Once we become Christians, once we belong to God Our Father, He sees us in favorable light. He sees the best of us.

And if He can see us that way, then who are we to dwell on or failures? And who would not want to hear, "Well done, My good and faithful servant?"