Before we lifted our voices in praise or our hands to His work,
Before we opened a bible or walked into a church building...
in fact even before we were ever created -
God was pursuing us with His love.
We don’t deserve the Love of God. Truly, we don’t.
We are gossips and worriers;
We are lazy and irritable;
We are prideful and want to do it our way;
We are controlled by our lusts and our appetites.
We search after everything but God...
and – in all honesty, we turn our backs on Him at every turn.
Yet...
He still comes after us...
Chasing us...
Pursuing us with His unending love.
His love was announced by a baby in a manger.
His love was proven by his body on a cross.
In this time, in this place, let us dwell on that love.
Let us put aside thoughts of trees and presents and malls and meals
… and focus on God’s pursuing love.
He is pursuing you right now. Even if you don’t believe it…
He knows you…
He knows your thoughts and your actions.
He is close to you; even if you can’t see or feel Him
Dwelling with you,
Delighting in you, yes – He really does delight in you
… and He loves you.
Even if you don’t love Him... even if you don't believe He exists
Today/Tonight is one more place that He is reminding you of that love. amidst, joy or pain
Today/Tonight is one more place where God is reaching out to you…
He is trying to connect, trying to let you know He IS real and there
… and He’s asking you to drink deep of Him and His love for you.
No matter where you come from;
No matter what is going on in your life;
No matter who has let you down or abandoned you.
God has sought you out, and brought you here to say,
“I LOVE YOU.”
"A Reading at Christmas" by Shane Yancey
Additional thoughts by me in italics
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