GOD Came Looking for Me!

Do you ever give much thought to where you once were in life compared to where you are now? Do you ever give any thought to the fact that if you had continued down the path you were once on that you might not even be alive today?

I don’t think we give enough thought and consideration to where we were and where we are and to how we arrived at the place we now find ourselves in. I am talking to those of you have discovered the new life of being in Christ Jesus.

I can look back at my early years and discover very quickly that had I continued walking my self-centered, self-willed path, my life would’ve been destroyed by now. I can look at the lives of those around me who have chosen their own path and I can see the destructive nature of living without Christ.

It is easy to see the wear and tear on the lives of those who have failed to accept Jesus as their Lord. The consequences of sinful living are dredged into every facet of their lives. Their lives are spiraling out of control with an eternal crash landing at the end. And most of all, I see the emptiness that encompasses every aspect of their lives. From this, I can only respond, “Thank you, Jesus, for not giving up on me!”

As you are thinking about this in your own life, consider how Paul ties this all together in writing to Titus. He said: “We too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, captives of various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another. But when the goodness and love for man appeared from God our Savior, He saved us- not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that having been justified by His grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life” (Titus 3:3-7 HCSB).

What a beautiful synopsis of what GOD has done for each of us! We were all sinful, disobedient creatures living out our worldly desires. But GOD, for some reason, out of His great love and mercy reached down and pricked our hearts and brought us to a place of realizing and accepting His saving mercy and grace.

A key to understanding this in its entirety is recognizing that it wasn’t out of any good in me because there was none. It was the work of His Spirit working in me that changed me—changed my heart, my attitude, my desires, my outlook, my path—and brought to me an eternal hope in and through my Lord Jesus Christ.

I don’t know where you have come from in life or what gutter GOD may have drug you out of to get you to where you are in Him today, but I do know that you are where you and you what you are because GOD came looking for you! GOD doesn’t give up on any of us. Jesus died for all of us and GOD’s desire is for the salvation of all humanity.

Maybe you haven’t found what I am talking about? Maybe your life is still on a downward spiral leaving you hopeless with nothing to look forward to in the life yet to come? GOD is looking for you right now. I believe He is speaking to your heart by His Spirit attempting to draw you into a relationship with Him. Turn your life over to Him by seeking His forgiveness for your sins through Jesus Christ. Make Jesus the Lord of your life today!

GOD came looking for me! GOD came looking for you! We are what we are today simply because of that fact. May we be ever mindful of GOD’s great love and patience with us as He worked to bring us to where we are and as He continues working in us—moving us ever closer to being just like Christ Jesus!

Scripture Reading: “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord proclaim that He has redeemed them from the hand of the foe and has gathered them from the lands- from the east and the west, from the north and the south. Some wandered in the desolate wilderness, finding no way to a city where they could live. They were hungry and thirsty; their spirits failed within them. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He rescued them from their distress. He led them by the right path to go to a city where they could live. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His faithful love and His wonderful works for the human race. For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. Others sat in darkness and gloom- prisoners in cruel chains- because they rebelled against God’s commands and despised the counsel of the Most High. He broke their spirits with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and gloom and broke their chains apart. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His faithful love and His wonderful works for the human race” (Psalm 107:1-15 HCSB).

Personal Prayer: Father in heaven, I give all glory and honor to You for who I am today! As I look back on the destructive nature that once controlled me, I recognize You saved me from my own destruction. Help me to always be mindful of the fact that you came looking for me out of Your great mercy and love. Please keep me ever mindful of where You brought me from and of the glory yet to come for all who place their trust in Jesus Christ.  I give all glory and honor to You and to You alone! Praise be unto Your name, my GOD and my Savior!…in Jesus’ name…AMEN!