2 posts tagged “god”
The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.
Psalm 59:10
a) God's character
and
b) Assuring himself of what God will do because of His character
I love it that David characterizes God as "the God who loves me" - it's so personal and so real. Knowing that part of who God is is enough for David to then come to the conclusion that God will help him.
As it is with God, so it should be with us: Our being causes our doing.
According to John 4:23, God "seeks" worshippers. According to 2 Chronicles 16:9, God's eyes search to and fro to strongly support the one whose heart is completely His. According to Revelation 3:20, God knocks on the door and asks us to let Him in, rather than kicking the door down.
The only thing that God does not own, in all of Creation, is our heart. All of these passages seem to point to the fact that God has decided to never force someone to truly worship him against their will or give Him their heart. Of course, God could if He wanted to. But then it would be a robotic, cheap version of the true love God wants to inspire in us, therefore God has decided He can't.
It's so humbling to realize that God gives us the ability to withhold from Him the very thing He wants most - our hearts. That I can bring such joy to the God of the universe by freely offering my heart and my life to Him is astounding.
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