Are you attempting to run from God? Do you think
you're effectively hiding something from God? I find humor in the fact that many
people believe they can run and hide, but you can't run from an omnipresent
God. What makes people run from God; what drives people to attempt the
impossible? John 3:20 gives us the answer in simplest of terms... "Everyone
who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that
their deeds will be exposed." Sin (self-will) is the culprit. The
reason why most people run from God is because of their passion for hedonism,
selfish pursuits and self-will. Another
reason why people run from God is because they harbor bitterness towards God
because of a tragic event in their life, such as the death of a loved one, bad
experiences, et cetera; when in actuality it is life and our "sin
nature" to blame.
It's tragic that so many people are running from or turning their backs on a loving God and a caring father that only wants the best
for us (1st Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety
on him because he cares for you.). The problem with most people is that
they judge God based on their present
circumstances, failing to realize that we were placed upon this earth to be
tested by life and all its circumstances. God could have just created a
bunch of clones to worship Him, but He chose to create mankind, and give him a
free will. If we get saved, it is ONLY because we choose to get saved, of
our own free will. This act of faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6).
I wish that every believer would take 1st Peter 1:7 into consideration and recite it until it
sinks in... " These have come so that the proven genuineness of your
faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by
fire--may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed." It's
a hard Scripture to embrace. God tells me that all my problems in life, burdens,
struggles, heartaches and bodily pains, are more valuable than the purest 24 k
gold? That is exactly what the Word of God teaches!
This Biblical teaching is in direct contradiction to everything
that we embrace in this greedy and covetous world! So many people are
running from God because of the very trials and difficulties which God states
are worth more than gold. Please notice the Bible says that the gold shall
"perish," but ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord (1st
Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my dear
brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves
fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is
not in vain.). There is no reason to run from God.
One of the Bible’s greatest truths is that God is always
willing to forgive us, no matter how far we've strayed or how much we've
rebelled against Him. All we need to do is sincerely repent of our sins and
turn in faith to Christ for the forgiveness we need. The Bible says, “If we
confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and
purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
I am pressed to think of a story Jesus once told about a man
and his two sons (usually called ‘the parable of the prodigal son’ — Luke
15:11-32). One son rebelled against his father and left home, ignoring
everything he’d been taught and living instead a wild and immoral life. In time
his money gave out, however, and so did his so-called friends. He was reduced
to eating the same food the pigs were given.
Finally. he came to his senses and decided to return home.
He knew his father might disown him, or at most would treat him as a slave. But
instead his father welcomed him and forgave him and restored him as his son. He
declared, “This son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is
found” (Luke 15:24).
God loves you; He loves you far more than
that father loved his son. Don’t reject Him any longer, but by faith confess
your sins and receive His forgiveness — and begin a new life with Christ today.
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