It is always a delight to receive an invitation from someone whose company we enjoy. Certainly we have been invited by God to know Him, to experience Him, and to be a part of His plan. To refuse such a request seems unthinkable. The eternal, majestic God of the Univerise wants to converse with me--how can I say no?
Yet, I find myself decling God's invitation. Why? Because I am selfish; I am lured away by my own desires. I do not seek His Kingdom first; I do not seek His face. I allow myself to be distracted. I am too busy.
The Lord says, however, that I do not have to live this way. I can change. He has extended to me a wonderful call. He has given me His Spirit to enable me to accept His invitation. I can choose to enter into His secret chamber; I can choose to spend time with friends interceding for what God lays on our hearts and for what will bring Him glory.
I want God's very best. I want to know Him, and I want to see Him act.
"Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come." Jeremiah 33:3
How tragic to miss out on any of God's remarkable secrets because I never took enough time to answer His call.
-Cynthia Heald
It's funny how after rejecting my bible for so long I stumble upon this. God can make Himself heard, yet He desires a hearer reaching out to Him. Thus the command to “call to me!” God seeks to speak to an upturned face not a preoccupied back.
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