God doesn’t want the
incantations of the Pharisees. (Matt 6:7,8) He would rather I come to Him with
a simple, “I love you” from me then a long drawn out liturgy of bowing and
kneeling. I am His child. I belong at His feet as His friend and daughter (John
15:13). Not as praying through indulgences to get favors or even to survive the
heavy burdens others may say I owe, or to do this or to do that. Not trying to
do something that would get me into heaven. But already knowing my place is
in heaven, sitting with God, at His feet. If I follow His commandments, if I
walk in Him, then I am going to get an inheritance, and only God can judge me.
(I Kings 3:7-13) And He will give me the wisdom and intelligence He has to get
me through any trials. Why? Because He wants me at His feet. He wants me, with
my differences from each and every other human being in this universe. He wants
me at His side.(2 Chronicles 1:10-12) That the God in heaven wants me there, at
His side, that He truly loves me enough to give me an inheritance, to say I am
His. I did nothing to earn this. It was Christ where the fruition of my
inheritance became a reality. Where the Old Testament connected to the New
Testament (Matt 12:40,41). Where I confess that Jesus is Lord (Rom 10, Ezra
10:1), the only Lord and Son of God (Matt 18:16) Do I take this inheritance
seriously? Do I ask Him to look at my meditation and consider it? Or is there
something I want to hide? Do I forget that God sees everything even if I don’t
want Him to? Everything, even my intentions? I must return to the quietness and
not be in the open, visible spaces where there are multiple distractions (Matt
6:6). Do I boast about my prayers or am I a truly praying person who like Isaac
hides in the middle of the field? Do I go to God like Moses for grace, widom,
and guidance? Do I cower before the burning bush and ask for direction (Exodus
33:12-18)? Do I call upon Him, tears of desparation in my heart (Gen 18:26-32)?
Do I beseech Him because of Who He is? If I really want a father-daughter
relationship, I really need to be on my knees, not just physically but mentally
and emotionally and then He will lift me up, as He lifted up Joshus to say “Get
thee up, wherefore liest thou upon thy feet?” (Joshua 7:10). I need to be there
not in subjection, for He says I am no longer a slave (Rom 8:12-14), not in
abjection for He loves me and has raised me like His Son (Rom 6:1-6), but out
of respect for the Kingship of the LORD GOD, as I walk out of the Egypts of
life saying, “Hear, O, Isreal, The LORD
our GOD is one God” (Deut 6:4). Out of love for the Eternal Parent. Knowing
that Father really does know best. I can boldly go to Him because He wants a
relationship with me (Heb 4:16). He wants a relationship with me. He wants to
grant me grace and mercy. He wants that all should have eternal life. So
He reaches out His arms and hands to me, gathers me up, traverses over what
seems like an insurmountable ocean and then holds me in His unchanging hand. He
can do it all and has. Why shouldn’t I want to be with Him? Why shouldn’t I
want to be in constant and consistent contact with Him (1Thes 5:17)? That’s
what He wants, and He doesn’t as for much. Who am I to deny the Creator of the
Universe, the Lover of my soul, anything?
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