The God of History pulls us towards Him
By Pastor Dan. Filed in Sermons |
Ok I have to admit it I forgot I preached last Sunday. I have been down in L.A., Lakewood to be exact, helping my Mom transition into her Alzheimer’s Care Facility. It’s a nice place as these places go, but in the end my Mom is having a hard adjustment, therefore it’s been hard on me and the rest of my family as well. I tell you this simply because I think it’s the reason for my forgetfulness.
Then I think of our friend Bob Andrew, and of course the tragic events in Haiti and, well, you get the picture. Life can come at us in waves, and truthfully, I have experienced the most depth of trust in God and the worst examples of faith in this past week. I feel manic spiritually, one moment in sync, the next disobedient.
One thing I’ve learned is that God isn’t leaving me, it’s always me leaving Him. So it makes this passage from last Sunday all the more poignant in my journey to stay close to Him.
“His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—… Acts 17:27
God’s purpose … I love that thought — but when you realize the desired outcome from our Creator’s purpose is that we find Him, well, I am left speechless at such a concept. I’d love for us to meditate a few moments of our busy lives this week and consider a God who loves you enough to orchestrate history so that we might “feel our way toward Him” and actually, “find Him”. Then perhaps when we find Him we might work vigorously to keep that line of communication open and ongoing.
I hope the depth of God’s love on such a grand scale as history will warm your gizzards as the storms line up this weekend.
Love being your pastor and sharing my life with you,
dan