I love it when Jed Bartlett walks into the Situation Room on the West Wing. Everyone rises. He invariably then says “Keep your seats!” and they all sit again.

Today Esther asked me to read her story. She settled herself into the large wooden chair that her godmother gave us and then realised that I didn’t have room to sit down. She moved up a little and patted the chair next to her, “Sit down!” she demanded. But I couldn’t. There still wasn’t enough room.

“Mummy, sit down!” she implored again.
“Darling, I can’t” I said. “You have to let me sit down FIRST and then you can sit on my lap. I am too big to sit on you. I will squash you. We will both be uncomfy if we do it that way round!”

Eventually Esther conceded and got off the chair. She waited until I was seated before climbing up onto my lap. She settled herself, snuggled into me and waited for her story.

My friends, today’s thought is very simple.

Sometimes we can try to make ourselves comfortable. We spread out and take up all the available room in our lives, making every decision, using up every minute. We may then see God (on the sidelines) and, as a last minute thought, invite Him to join us, but there is no real room for His presence or His person. It is only when we VACATE the chair/throne that He has the room He needs. You see, He is so much greater, bigger and more powerful than we are. He needs SO much room. All the room there is in fact.

His whole person and His WHOLE presence is the best platform for us to sit or stand on. It is the least precarious way to live life and it is the wisest anchor to hold on to.

Say to God today, “Please be seated.”
But, before you do, move! He is HEAVY.