There are a lot of new age spirituality and books around that portray God as mountain to be climb. They are more focused on man’s effort to reach the “God who is up there”.
But that is not the Biblical God!
The God of the Bible is like the Hound of Heaven of Francis Thompson.
I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him, and under running laughter.
From those strong Feet that followed, followed after.
But with unhurrying chase,
And unperturbèd pace,
Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,
They beat -- and a voice beat
More instant than the Feet
The story of the Bible is God reaching “down” to man in mercy in love. It is the story of the “great chase”. Even how man have rejected God, He continues to chaste after him. We can see this fully in Jesus Christ. Jesus, who is God, took on flesh to be with us! We can never reach God on our own, so He came down to us.
If you thought you are the one doing all the seeking, God has been seeking you since you were born!
There are times when we feel that God is so far away. Sometimes we feel we can never have a relationship with God because of our sinfulness. The Good News is that God is the one who comes down from heaven to be with us .God loves you more than you can imagine. He loves us even in our sinfulness, but he does not want us to remain there.
Jesus is knocking every moment in your heart. Will you let him in and experience His infinite love for you?
“Look! I am standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he will eat with me.” Rev3:20
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