“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Proverbs 28:1
What are you running from? And where in the world are you running to?!
That is the question propelled by the Spirit today.
It’s ironic how much conviction is in the scripture above. Anyone who has ever seen a restless man, always running from here to there, and then to another place, understands what is means to be pursued by something or to be the one in pursuit of something.
This is the restless generation. I wonder if we’ll ever stop to realize that what we are running from, is exactly what we need to save us from what we are running towards. We are running restlessly from the pursuit. The pursuit of God.
How can the GOD of all creations be pursuing anyone?! Shouldn’t we be the one pursuing HIM?!
As undeserving as you may think or know you are, God still loves you. HE wants to catch you before you fall. Before that wide road you are running blindly towards, becomes a dead-end and encloses with you in it, God wants to wrap you in HIS loving arms and guide you to the road that leads to your divine purpose.
Is that so horrible?
Proverbs 13 vs 21 states,
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
If you are like me, you know how scary the thought of giving your all to God is. Not one part of you would be left for the world to consume. It would all belong to HIM. Funny enough, HE created you. you belong to God anyway.
Your mind, body, soul, in abandon for your Maker to do with it as HE sees fit! WHAT ELSE WOULD SCARE YOU INTO RUNNING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?!
You would probably have to give up the dating, and the ‘hook-ups,’ the drunkenness, the wild life, the bad attitude, the pride, the gossip, the flashy lifestyle, the running mouth, and the attitude! And that would only be the easiest of what you have to surrender.
For some, it will be the very plush cars, homes, good-paying job, and the steady pay-checks!
Did these things not cost you something? Do they not cost something to keep?
But the Spirit is already been paid for in full. God placed it in you to mark what’s HIS. Do you not realize that the spirit is God’s own connection to what belongs to HIM? As long as you have the spirit of God in you, HE will always pursue you to come back home into His all-knowing wisdom and comfort.
Friend, you need to realize today that your surrender is your freedom!
I pray for you. May the Spirit halt your running today. May you stop and listen to the voice calling after you, the only voice whose words will never deceive you. May you heed the call to amazing grace today in Jesus name. Amen.
