How Can a Great God Want me?
As I was praying and worshipping God in the early hours one Saturday morning, I thought about something. How often do we stop to just remind ourselves of some of the characteristices and the attributes of God? Let me tell you about a few that I thought about.
He is the Alpha and the Omega - The beginning and the end of my life
He is the lamp to my feet. He is the Light unto my path - I do not have to stumble in this life because God has given His light.
He is Jehovah - He is my provider.
He is the Word - It will stand the test of time.
He is grace and mercy, but He is also judgment - He offers forgiveness and correction to those he love.
He is love - through his love I find true sacrifice.
He is joy and peace - I can stand in him.
He is holy - he wants a people to follow his purpose his way.
He has all the power and is all knowing, so I can trust and follow him, even if I do not know where it is leading.
And as I think about just a few of the wonders of this great God, I ask the question, "How can a great God like this want me?" And then I am comforted with the answer from Luke 4:18-19:
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
It is God who has called us, and it is God's anointing that is upon us helping to do his will. It is God's power that will send us, whenever, and wherever and to whomever he pleases. God's power will keep us even when our path seems unsure. With this promise, we can lay down all that has held us close to follow him. I leave this question with you to think about, what do you love more, your life, your comforts, those things you hold dear or is it God's will? Say yes to God's will, even if it means walking away from what yo love and hold dear.
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