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The Lord answered Moses, "Is the Lord's arm too short?  You will now see whether or not what I say will come true for you."  

Numbers 11:23

Recently I worshipped at a church in a town where we were staying. We arrived a little before the service started. There were many people coming that day and the room quickly filled.

We were already into the worship service when a young woman came down the aisle looking for a seat. In her arms was an infant, no more than a few weeks old. A blonde tousled haired toddler hustled along beside her, trying to keep up.

The mom came all the way up front and found two seats in the first row of chairs. She bent over a bit while sitting because the tote backpack was still over her shoulders. 

Gently she wrapped the baby in a small blanket, and quietly rocked the bundle with her right arm as she settled into the service. The sibling, wide-eyed and gazing around the room, edged over and tugged on her left arm. He wanted to be picked up too, but the mother had her hands full!  

Even though she had no extra arms, and no extra lap, she gingerly stretched out her arm and scooped up the child and sat him snugly close to her in the next seat.

Watching them from close by, I thought of a song I heard a few years ago by the Gaithers that went something like this: There's plenty of room in the family, room for the young and the old; plenty of happiness, plenty of love, plenty of room in the fold..... there's plenty of room in the family of God, there's plenty of love to go around.

A verse in the fiftieth chapter of Isaiah says, 'Was my arm too short to ransom you? Do I lack the strength to rescue you?'  Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. (Isaiah 59:1 )

Isn't our GOD a wonderful God?!!! There is always room in His family more of His children.  

That is good news.

-saly ken