Father fixed His eyes on a young teenaged girl named Joy. His face was beaming. I love that! Love her heart! Love her desire to serve her parents. She really does look a lot like me. She’s some girl! Even her closet is in order…that she may bless her folks. Wow, she could have just shut the door! Who would know?
What’s happening? What’s the big deal?
Joy’s parents were returning home after a five day jaunt to NYC. She had missed them. She wanted to bless them. And so…Joy rolled up her sleeves and cleaned the house.
The dog was walked, the dishes were put away, but the task of hanging up her clothes took the most time. It was not until everything in her room was back in order that she breathed more easily. But of all she did, her closet was the most amazing. Why so amazing? If anyone knew, who would care? If anyone saw, would they say, “Wow, this is greatness!”?
So what?
So your shirts all hang together, and your jeans
and shoes are in their proper places.
Once the closet doors were shut—no one would see—no one but God. The Lord saw beyond an uncluttered closet. He saw a heart of gold. He saw a girl He could trust, a girl He could use to impact the world. He saw a girl like another teen named Mary who said yes when the angel told her she would bear a son named Jesus. Just obedient, just a heart for God…a heart to please!
There remained one more task. With broom in hand Joy swept the kitchen and dining room floors. Joy felt peace, and God said,
'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things;
Matthew 25:23
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