Have A Nice Day

Have a Nice Day

I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, . . . indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

A woman was gliding along the interstate in her new convertible on a relaxing spring evening drive. With the top down and the breeze blowing through her hair, she decided to see just how fast her new car would go.

The speedometer needle jumped to eighty, then ninety, then one hundred miles per hour. Suddenly she saw flashing red-and-blue lights coming up behind her. She sighed and pulled over.

The officer asked for her driver’s license and examined it and the car.

“Look,” he said wearily, “it’s been a very long day. This is the end of my shift, and it’s Friday night. I really don’t feel like creating more paperwork, so if you can give me an excuse for speeding that I haven’t heard before, you can go.”

The lady thought for a second. Then she looked up at the officer, smiled, and said, “Last week my husband ran off with one of your lady officers. When I saw your flashing lights, I was afraid she was trying to give him back.”

The policeman handed back her license and turned toward his car, saying with a slight smile, “Have a nice night.”

Have you ever wondered if God sometimes looks at those of us whom he has rescued from sin, sees us committing the same offenses over and over again, and thinks maybe he should just give us back to the devil? Fortunately for us, he never does. Instead, he continually lavishes his astonishing love on us, renewing his forgiveness and salvation every morning as he says, “Have a nice day.”

Father, we do not deserve your patience and long-suffering care, but we accept it greedily, because we know we need it so badly. Thank you for loving us so completely through your Son, Jesus. Amen.