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WHERE ARE YOU?
A simple but searching
question. A question we have been asked innumerable times. Why? Your
hiding. Your distracted by another matter. Your daydreaming and not
paying attention. Whatever the reason the person asking the question
is letting you know there is no longer communication. Where are you?
God was the first to ask this question. He spoke it to the man and
woman He had just finished creating. God had made them in the image
and likeness of Himself. Then He placed the man and the woman in a
wonderful garden. They were given the tree of life to eat. This
tree, representing God's life, if eaten would have given them
another life, the eternal life, in addition to the created life.
God and man would then have become eternal companions.
But, they became distracted. They ate of another tree, the tree of
knowledge of good and evil. The result was not life but a
constitution of death. The man and the woman knew something was
wrong. They ran and hid from God.
Where are you? God called out.
Where are you? What is wrong? Why are you hiding? You know you
cannot face God. Your acts may sometimes be OK. Your constitution is
wrong. But, to face a holy righteous God—hide.
But God is not condemning you. He is asking you to come to Him. He
knows something is wrong. and He has the solution. A Lamb, Jesus,
His precious Son, has been slain to be your righteousness. And He
was raised to be your life. Open your heart to God's call. Receive
God's provision. Acknowledge your condition and God will be your
life!
It is your turn to call. Call, "Lord Jesus." You will know God and
will have fellowship with God through Jesus!
by
Norman J Minahan |