The Time is Now
(NRSV)Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found,
call upon him while he is near;
During this section of Isaiah, the prophet is speaking to the remnant of Israel, those who have survived the Babylonian captivity, instructing them to forsake their sinfulness and return to God. The call to return to God is urgent and requires immediate action.
When our son, Jonathan, was around three, I heard him saying to his father, “Dad, you’re just piddling and wasting my time.” I don’t recall what Larry was doing that prompted such a response, nor do I know where Jonathan heard that phrase, but it was clear he was growing impatient.
As we focus our attention in 2024 upon strengthening our relationship with God, we need to understand that He has given us all of the tools we will ever need to know Him, to love Him and to follow Him. Sixty-six books of the Bible encapsulate history, mystery, drama, love stories, loyalty and betrayal, but all come together to show us Who God is and who we are in Him.
Who is God? He is the creator of the universe, He is love, He is the Alpha and the Omega, He is unchanging, He is all-knowing, He is incomprehensible yet He wants us to seek Him out.
Who are we? We are His workmanship, we are created in His image, we are a new creation in Christ. We are these things and so much more.
I invite you to join me this year in answering God’s call to seek Him while He may be found. Let us use the Bible as our guidebook and prayer as our method of communication as we commit to a closer, more intimate walk with God.
In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen
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