The small building was on the main street and had been abandoned for years.
One day as I passed by, I noticed an old man painting the building. Later on, it had windows, a door and a sign that said, “Donut Shop.”
On my next trip to that town, I decided to stop in and see what was going on. There was not anyone inside but the old man, a few bakery goods and hot coffee. I ordered a donut and coffee.
As I was drinking my coffee, the old man came over and sat down at my table. He told me that he was retired and it had been his dream ever since he was a little boy to make bakery goods. He said, “I like getting the flour on my hands and mixing the dough.” He also said that he liked making pastry goods that people enjoyed.
That donut shop reminds me of something about God.
God loves us very much, and He wants to give us good things.
Psalm 103:5 ... who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Deuteronomy 6:10, 11 And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build,...
God has made those things available to us, but we must be willing to go to Him to get them.
James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
The greatest good thing God has given to us is His Son, Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Hebrews 7:25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
We receive that gift by trusting in Jesus and what He did on the cross.
Hebrews 10:19-22 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
See you in Church next Sunday.