Have you seen this funny meme?
Though this meme was intended to mock the atheists, it kind of asks a question to us too. To us those who believe in GOD. What is GOD mean to us? Is He the the one we have on our speed dials that we call only during desperate times? Is He the one we think about only on Sundays? No, there is much more to GOD than that. We wouldn't know about Him if we have a detached relationship like seeking Him only on Sundays or only when we are in trouble. Infact, He invites us to come closer. He sent His only Son JESUS CHRIST to die for us on the cross for this one purpose - a relationship with us, on a daily, moment by moment basis. It doesn't mean we need to lock ourselves up in a room praying all through the day, not paying attention to anything around us. It's not that. We all are busy or so we claim to be. We shouldn't just adjust our calendar and allocate a specific time for GOD, then go about the day keeping Him out of our daily affairs. We should also try to involve Him in each and every event that's on in our calendar. How do we do that? David says in Psalms:16:8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. David was a king and he fought wars most of the time. But, be it a war or during a truce he kept his eyes always on the Lord and never let go off Him. No wonder GOD called David "a man after His own heart".
It's easier said than done though. But the good news is its not impossible. The key to having such a relationship like David is to understand GOD's love for us. David understood the love and the grace that the Lord had shown him. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? (shepherd to King) says the Bible in II Samuel:7:18. When we understand His love for us, we cannot let go off him. Let the prayer of Apostle Paul be ours too. That we may have a greater revelation of the love of GOD in our lives which will draw us to have a closer relationship with GOD like never before.
Though this meme was intended to mock the atheists, it kind of asks a question to us too. To us those who believe in GOD. What is GOD mean to us? Is He the the one we have on our speed dials that we call only during desperate times? Is He the one we think about only on Sundays? No, there is much more to GOD than that. We wouldn't know about Him if we have a detached relationship like seeking Him only on Sundays or only when we are in trouble. Infact, He invites us to come closer. He sent His only Son JESUS CHRIST to die for us on the cross for this one purpose - a relationship with us, on a daily, moment by moment basis. It doesn't mean we need to lock ourselves up in a room praying all through the day, not paying attention to anything around us. It's not that. We all are busy or so we claim to be. We shouldn't just adjust our calendar and allocate a specific time for GOD, then go about the day keeping Him out of our daily affairs. We should also try to involve Him in each and every event that's on in our calendar. How do we do that? David says in Psalms:16:8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. David was a king and he fought wars most of the time. But, be it a war or during a truce he kept his eyes always on the Lord and never let go off Him. No wonder GOD called David "a man after His own heart".
It's easier said than done though. But the good news is its not impossible. The key to having such a relationship like David is to understand GOD's love for us. David understood the love and the grace that the Lord had shown him. Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? (shepherd to King) says the Bible in II Samuel:7:18. When we understand His love for us, we cannot let go off him. Let the prayer of Apostle Paul be ours too. That we may have a greater revelation of the love of GOD in our lives which will draw us to have a closer relationship with GOD like never before.
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