Good morning!
Has an event, experience or just a span of time left you feeling a more distant relationship with God?
Where, although you know you love God and Jesus Christ as your Savior, it seems like there is some barrier separating you from Him?
I know I have. When this happens I am uncomfortable, uneasy, tense, anxious. Work or any activity seems to be more of a struggle and relaxation isn’t relaxing.
We see here in these verses, God in His Word shares His desire to be with us always. He is waiting for us. He, in fact, is seeking us, pursuing us.
Revelation 3:20 - “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
James 4:8a - “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”
Luke 15:4-6 - "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost."
Luke 19:10 - "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The barrier is likely us. If we are not praying every day, waking up every day looking forward to a day in Christ, being with Him, distance from God will likely increase.
So let’s embrace His promise to us – listen for His voice, His knock at the door and then open the door, open our hearts to Him. Spend time every day in reflection and prayer. In doing so, you are narrowing the gap, overcoming the barrier and drawing nearer to God. His promise is that he will then come near to you. How awesome is that!
Lord Jesus, my prayer for each of us as we go into this weekend is that as God is seeking and pursuing us, that we stop running from Him. That we turn to You, Lord Jesus and open the door of our hearts and fully surrender to You! Amen!
Have a weekend filled with the Peace that comes from knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Patrick
Has an event, experience or just a span of time left you feeling a more distant relationship with God?
Where, although you know you love God and Jesus Christ as your Savior, it seems like there is some barrier separating you from Him?
I know I have. When this happens I am uncomfortable, uneasy, tense, anxious. Work or any activity seems to be more of a struggle and relaxation isn’t relaxing.
We see here in these verses, God in His Word shares His desire to be with us always. He is waiting for us. He, in fact, is seeking us, pursuing us.
Revelation 3:20 - “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
James 4:8a - “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”
Luke 15:4-6 - "What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost."
Luke 19:10 - "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
The barrier is likely us. If we are not praying every day, waking up every day looking forward to a day in Christ, being with Him, distance from God will likely increase.
So let’s embrace His promise to us – listen for His voice, His knock at the door and then open the door, open our hearts to Him. Spend time every day in reflection and prayer. In doing so, you are narrowing the gap, overcoming the barrier and drawing nearer to God. His promise is that he will then come near to you. How awesome is that!
Lord Jesus, my prayer for each of us as we go into this weekend is that as God is seeking and pursuing us, that we stop running from Him. That we turn to You, Lord Jesus and open the door of our hearts and fully surrender to You! Amen!
Have a weekend filled with the Peace that comes from knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Patrick
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