Daily Devotional for March 6, 2023
A Special Invitation
Sofia sighed as she put down the last of the envelopes she was stuffing. “They’re all done, Mom—the invitations for the neighborhood reunion are ready to go.”
“Thanks, Sofia,” said Mom. “You’ve been a big help! Our planning committee thought about just emailing invitations, but we decided paper invitations would help everyone know how much we want them to come.”
Sofia grinned. “I think it’s a great idea—throwing a party and inviting everyone who used to live in the neighborhood but moved away. I hope lots of people come. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen some of the kids I used to play with.”
When the reunion day arrived, Sofia and her family joined the crowd at the neighborhood park where the festivities were being held. “There’s Mr. and Mrs. Wood!” exclaimed Sofia. “And Jill’s with them!” They all hurried over to greet the Woods, who used to live next door to them.
Then Dad saw Mr. Yu, who used to be the school principal; Mom headed for Mrs. Burgos, who had been in her Bible study many years before; and Sofia spied a girl who’d been in her class at school before moving away.
That night, Sofia and her parents talked about seeing so many old friends. “I was hoping the Sanchez family would come,” said Sofia. “I wanted to see the twins again.” She frowned. “I wonder why they didn’t come. Maybe they didn’t get the invitation.”
“I’m sure there are good reasons why some who got invitations couldn’t come,” said Mom.
“I guess so,” Sofia said. “I can’t see why they’d just ignore an invitation for such a fun event.”
“It was fun, wasn’t it?” said Dad. “It reminds me of another event we’ve been invited to—one we definitely don’t want to miss!”
“What event is that?” asked Sofia. “I haven’t seen any invitations come in the mail.”
Dad took his Bible from the coffee table and held it up. “Our invitation is right here! Jesus invites everyone to come to Him to have their sins forgiven and receive eternal life, and those who do will take part in a much bigger reunion someday—a gathering of all God’s children in heaven. It’s an invitation we want to be sure to accept.”
-L. Anne Siegrist
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