Relating with God...

I will like to start with this conversation between 2 friends. Let us call them friend A and friend B.

Conversation:

Friend A: Tnx so much bro B…God bless U

Tnx for?....: Friend B

Friend A: Everytin,…time…care…concernin….etc

Lol…I shd say that of U,: Friend B

time…care….encouragement…etc,

ok… tnx sis…too

Friend A: <smiles> don’t mention u deserve d tnx more

Uuuuu <smiles>: Friend B

Friend A: Ok…

If you were you, would you marry yourself? That’s a great question… What can you say about yourself? Are you working to be the best? Would you love others if they were you? This is what God says concerning himself and us: Be ye holy; for I am holy - I Pet 1:16

Now life is great and beautiful when 2 friends meet and give their best to each other. But the most interesting and blessed part is where one thinks the other is the greatest thing to happen to him and the other thinks it’s the other that is the greatest and best thing to happen. Just like the conversation above. That sometimes reminds us of couples or people in courtship.

Same thing with God. He says concerning us: 

 You are the apple of His eyes – Zech 2:8

We are called His friends – Jam 2:23

You are fearfully and wonderfully made – Ps 139:14

You are chosen to be special – Deut 7:6

He has plans already made out to give you and I a future and a hope – Jer 29:11

Its amazing what God says about us and how He sees us that He would sent a pure Jesus, to die for us or to leave His treasured Holy spirit to be with us until the end of age. 

Now note: it’s not a matter of class or status or ability because those 2 friends may differ in class. In other words, God and us differ entirely in class and ability. He can do all things, He is omnipotent, omniscience and omnipresent. Clearly speaking, He is not a man. Yet He still feels this way concerning us…He still will reveal His plans and secrets to us…Amos 3:7; He still will rescue us and turn things around for our sakes when need be.

But the other part which is quite disturbing is that what do we have to say concerning Him? Do we still see Him as that compulsory good old burden, like how we see our grand-parents…too old and good but a burden? Is it because of His many rules we cant do all we love to…I mean is His laws too conditional for us? Atimes it’s like we would love to have all the partying, playing around, drinking if not for the strict, and ever frowning judge called called God and the police called satan and the bullet called sin. You know, let us imagine if sex and drinking and living an ungodly life were not sin but were just things that competed with God’s time for our attention, will we still stick to God or the world system? Assuming reading the word only gave us little benefit like loving a person, will we still stick to it? Sin does nothing to God except that is separates us from Him and make us miss His goodness. So, cant we give up what separates us from Him?

Until we get to the point where just as God thinks we are the best things to happen to all His creation, that He could send his only Son to die for, while still in sin oh; He would remain a Father even when we fall, He will stand ready to receive us even when we deny Him; that He is ready to leave His spirit with till the end of time, that He is ready to share His wealth and kingdom with; it is only then we can see God as worth our dieing like Jesus, as worth our leaving our best with like the Holy spirit, as worth sharing our wealth, money and profit with in tithes and offerings , as worth loving even when it seems we don’t get answers to prayers, as worth our standing for like the 3 Hebrews should He not protect us. It is only then would we love the relationship and want it more, giving room for it to grow not in a climate of “what He can do for us” alone, but for “what we can do also for Him”.

Conclusion:

Just as God chose you before the foundation of the world and called you to be his, you should choose him to the end of the age.

Just as He came to earth for you, you should be ready to go to heaven for Him at all costs

Jesus became humble and gave up big title to come to earth, you should be humble and give up big title to get to heaven.

God personally died for your sins, you should be ready to personally die for God’s cause if need be

God made sure someone explained the gospel to you, you should be ready to explain God to someone today

Just the same way you love to say I am a child of God, He loves to say.. I am your loving father

Just the same way He blesses us, he says to us, Come bless the Lord

Just as He says that our bodies are the temple of His Holy spirit, we should like Paul say: in Him we live and Have our being.Acts 17:28