Translator

Yesterday, one of my little ones came to me and asked a question. One of my friends was sitting there watching the whole thing and after the conversation was over, she said,"You are a good. I had no idea what she was saying". When you spend most of your day with two and three year olds, you eventually figure out how to speak and understand their language. And they look at you with such determination when they speak...because they are depending on you to understand the meaning behind the gibberish. Much like adults, they get frustrated when I can't understand them...or when I misunderstand them. One of my little ones uses the same word to refer to my dog and my three year old son. So we are constantly battling it out over which word she actually means. (Bailey or Brady) It is quite comical when it happens, but there are days when I don't believe she finds the humor in the confusion quite like I do.

Today's devotion is called God's translator. Max Lucado says that Jesus didn't act unless he saw his Father act. He didn't 'judge until he heard his Father judge. No act or deed occurred without his Father's guidance. He also said when Jesus walked the earth, he was translating God all of the time. He was so in sync with the Father that he declared,

"I am in the Father and the Father is in me" John 14:11

What if we consulted God with our decisions? Do you think God cares what I wear today or what I make for dinner? Nope. But he does care about my actions. Because my actions should always reflect his intentions.

Romans 8:28,29
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of this son.

We have been called for HIS purpose to be conformed to the likeness of his son. Jesus acted as a translator for God...and if we are striving to be Just like Jesus, we are to be translating too.

Have a great day!
Amy