For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. Jeremiah 29:11-14
As we all press our way to come closer to God, a question often arises about how close should we get. The response to the question is how close can you get?
Are you willing to put your heart and soul into pursuing God through Jesus Christ? He tells us that when we search for Him with all of our heart, with all of our soul, and with all of our mind, we will find Him. God is not lost. He is right beside us as we go through our days. The Psalmist says that if he (the psalmist) descends into the pit of hell, God is there with Him. There is nowhere we can go that God has not already occupied. He is an omnipresent God. That means He is everywhere. That is why He is so easy to find when we look for Him. When we look for Him we are taking valuable steps to come close.
Are you willing to say that regardless of how close I am today, I want to be closer? Paul said that He would reach forward, forgetting those things that are behind and press toward the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We must daily press to come closer to Him. He is the prize. He is the High Calling. He is the mark. Are you coming closer to Him?
Are you willing to allow Him to be the air that you breath? Are you so close that you can hear his thoughts in your heart? Are you breathing His air? Do you understand His will for your life at all times? When He breathes on you, do you lose your breath as you inhale Him? If you are in Him then you live and move and have your being in Him.
How close is close enough? We will press forever to come closer, the closer we get, the closer we are compelled to go. James tells us that if we come close to Him, then He will come close to us. Let's make a concerted effort to come closer through seeking His face, pursuing Him with passion, and growing in intimate knowledge of Him DAILY.
Love you all with the Love of the Lord. It does not yet appear what we shall be when He is done molding us into what we were created to be.
