Daily Devotional for August 2, 2020
A Just-right Place
Nate eagerly ripped open the envelope. He took the letter out and quickly looked at the ending. Yep. It ends the same way, he thought, and I can’t get anybody to tell me what it means!
Nate had spent a few weeks of his summer vacation in the mountains with his grandparents, followed by a couple weeks of camp. While he was away, he’d received several letters from home, and each one ended with, “We have a big surprise for you when you get back.” Nate wondered about the surprise. It must be a puppy, he thought. He had wanted a puppy for a long time.
But when Nate arrived home from camp, no small dog greeted him at the door. Instead, his little brothers came running. Jumping up and down with excitement, they pulled him toward the basement steps. “Come on, Nate!” they squealed. “Come see your surprise!” His parents just smiled.
Nate couldn’t figure it out. What surprise could be in the basement? At the bottom of the stairs, he noticed a wall and door that hadn’t been there before. His brother Owen opened the door. “Ta-da!” he exclaimed.
Nate walked into the room. “Whoa! My very own bedroom!” He could hardly believe he would no longer have to share space with his two little brothers. “You even got me a desk—and bookshelves!” The room had been painted a deep shade of blue, his favorite color, and white carpet covered the floor.
“Well, what do you think?” asked Mom. “Do you like it?”
“It’s the best surprise ever! Thank you!” Nate grinned. “It’s kinda like heaven!” Dad laughed. “We’re glad you like it, but it’s not quite that good.”
“No, but it reminds me of something we talked about at camp—that Jesus is in
heaven right now preparing a place for us. You made me a just-right place here at home, and Jesus is making us a just-right place where we’ll live with Him forever!”
“Yes,” said Dad, “He’s preparing a perfect place for all His children—all who trust in Him as Savior. And it will be better than anything we can imagine.” • Linda M. Weddle
How about you?
Did you know that Jesus is preparing a place where all His children will live with Him forever? It will be a place free of sin, sickness, and death, so there will be no jails, hospitals, or cemeteries. It will be better than anything you can imagine. If you trust Him as your Savior, He’s preparing a place there just for you. (To learn more, click the “Good News!” button in the right column of this page.)
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