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God Will Find You
When I was seventeen years old, I can remember deliberately telling
God that I was finished with Him. I gruffly told Him thanks for all
that He had done, but this was my life and He wasn't welcome in it
any more. I wanted to go my own way, do my own thing, and not be
hampered by Bronze Age mythology or ancient morality.
God must have heard me because for the next 3-4 years I was on a
path of self-destruction and joylessness. Like the writer of
Ecclesiastes once wrote, I tried everything under the sun and found
it to be meaningless. I got my fill of untold pleasures but my soul
was empty. I ate and drank and made merry practically every night;
in the morning, I hated the man in the mirror and just wanted to
die, not because I was having a hangover, but because I was wasting
my life.
At one time, through various people in my past, God had planted
seeds of faith in my arrogant heart. Even as I was in search of many
schemes to satisfy my body, mind, heart and soul, God was already
making plans. And when He rescued me from my own rotting pit and
nasty drunken self, He placed me back on the path that He wanted me
to walk. I had dishonorably discarded God in the past, but He did
not destroy my future. When I was unfaithful to Him, He remained
faithful to His purpose. When I walked away, He kept an eye on me.
And when I eventually turned back and surrendered myself to Him, God
allowed me to get off my knees and work for His Son Jesus. I had
searched many schemes, but Christ's predestined scheme for my life
was not discarded by God.
Perhaps you also have walked away from God. Maybe you have been hurt
by the church or wounded by church people. It could be that you
don't want to be burdened by God's commands or Christ's demands upon
your life. Or perhaps you just feel so far away, that you don't how
to get back into God's good graces or Christ's embracing welcome.
Wait for Him to come to you. You don't have to run away any longer.
God knows your weaknesses, your sin, and your secrets. Through
Christ, you can be totally forgiven, completely restored and truly
loved. Turn and wait. He will find you. He will rescue you. He will
redeem you. You are a child of God's grace and a beloved friend of
Christ.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, we've all gone astray at times and have done
foolish things. We carry sinful regrets in our hearts and are
burdened with shameful secrets. You have the power to forgive all
things and You have the loving grace to grant that mercy to all of
us. Thank You for such a wonderful gift! Thank You for such amazing
love. In Your Holy Name, we cheerfully pray. Amen.
John Stuart traqair@PROTECTED
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
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