God is Awesome!

Take a moment and think of the wealthiest person that you know. Think of the vast amount of material things that they may have. Clothes, cars, houses, friends, family and money are just a few things they may have accumulated. What do you think they would do if they lost one car? They would just go and buy another one. No problem, they can afford it, they’d probably either have it fixed of sell it and start from scratch with another one. What if a friend or say a family member disappointed them, squandered their money, or even tried to take their life because of a deep hatred for them? I would say that most people you know with that type of situation would want to surround themselves with those who did love them, those they could trust and those who did not bring them such heartache. They would cut their losses, even if it hurt and move on.

God has the universe. He also has tens of thousands of children; thousands who have willing died for Him in order to honor His Name and bring Him glory. Some enduring incredible pain and loss in order to be obedient and not cause Him pain. The Universe is at His feet.

Spending time dealing with an ungrateful, thoughtless, disobedient, reckless child is not something that He needs to do or that he would owe to anyone. More than that, what if this person giving all of this trouble and heartache were not even His child? Remember, I said, God is Awesome. Well here’s one reason why. With all that God has, He looks and sees a wandering sinner who is not even His child and has no interest in Him and actively pursues him or her. God leaves the comfort of the love and warmth of all His creation worshipping Him and pursues the one sinner who is running in the other direction. God is awesome because while I was yet a sinner, while you were yet a sinner, He sent Christ to die for us.

(Romans 5:6-8) He is awesome because He did not passively wait for us to come to Him, rather He actively, passionately sought us out as we ran the other way and hid from His face. God is awesome because He is not willing that you or I should perish. Do you know Him today? If not, my friend, please know that He is calling you by name, “come home!” If you do know Him today, take a moment in the midst of your worship and say, “Thank you!”

Pastor MJ