FEBRUARY 18, Psalm 46:10

It was early when Alex woke up. He knew it was early because there was only a little light outside and he could hear the early-morning sounds of birds and cars. Alex got out of bed and went to look for his mother. He looked in the kitchen, but she wasn’t there. She wasn’t in the living room either. Finally, Alex peeked into Mother’s bedroom and found her sitting in a corner, her Bible on her lap. Her eyes were shut so he knew she was praying.

Alex wanted a hug, so he quietly crawled onto Mother’s lap. “Good morning,” said Mother, giving him a hug. “You’re up early.”

“Are you praying?” asked Alex. “Yes,” replied Mother, “I am.” “What about?” asked Alex.

“Oh, quite a few things,” answered Mother, “but I was mostly just sitting here and waiting on God.”

“Waiting on God?” asked Alex. He didn’t understand that.

Mother nodded.“Just now you came in and climbed on my lap because you wanted to be with me,” she told him. “I’m glad you did, because I love you, and I like to be with you, too. Well, sometimes I just like to be with God. Sometimes I like to sit with Him – thinking about how good He is, talking with Him a little, and just enjoying His goodness. I think He’s glad I like to be with Him.”

“Can I sit with Him, too?” asked Alex.

“Sure,” said Mother. “ Think about Him being with us right here, right now.” Mother closed her eyes and Alex closed his eyes, too, and thought about Jesus sitting with them.

Thought: Do you have friends you just like to spend time with? Does that include Jesus?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, please teach me to spend time reading and meditating on your Word during my Quiet Time each day. Help me to love to read the Bible and to rely on Your strength for each day. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.