Do you know that God Pursues you?
What does Pursue mean? It means to urgently go after something or someone.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow (Pursue) me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever." Psalm 23:6
After Adam and Eve disobeyed God they knew they had made a big mistake.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
Adam ran away! Adam was paranoid and confused for the first time in his life.
Do you remember the first time you realized you made a mistake and sinned?
I think all of us remember one or two times.
What did you do?
God said, "Adam where are you?"
"Eve where is your husband?"
"Adam echo echo echo...... Where are you?"
"How come you won't answer your cell phone?"
GOD IS PURSUING US!
Adam was very worried and paranoid when God found him. Adam tried to cover it up. He also made up the first excuse:
"My phone died!"
"She made me do it!"
I bet the Lord wept. Why? Because Adam and Eve chose to believe a lie not the Truth.
Adam and Eve didn't want to believe their Creator?
Do we do this also? Do we get Worldly advice instead of Believing and Trusting in God?
Decisions and Choices are tough to make sometimes. Maybe it's a "white lie." Maybe it is only a "little bit" of a sin. If I choose to cut corners I can "help God!"
Maybe you go off to college and the Professors who seem so smart start to throw out questions about your Faith.
It is the same now as it was in the Garden. Satan even tried to deceive Jesus in the Wilderness saying, "There is an easier way."
Remember when Jesus Wept? First with Lazareth and then with Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Why? Because the people didn't believe.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
God knew where Adam was Physically but where was Adam Spiritually?
That's right. Adam died Spiritually just as God had said he would if he disobeyed.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
For the first time in their lives God and Man were Separated by Sin. This made God Sad!
Everyday God and Adam would take a walk in the cool of the morning.
I wonder what it was like that morning Adam didn't show up. God was waiting for him. Then the next morning..... And so on....
"I lost my Best Friend!"
The Lord said I'm going to do whatever it takes to get the human race back. That means you and me.
God created all of us with Eternity in our minds. We were meant to live forever. Now there is a big divide between us and God.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
Before this Adam had a Purpose and a Plan for his life. Now Adam was Paranoid and Confused.
Adam wanted to hide and give up.
ADAM TRIED TO ESCAPE!
Friends have you ever been in this situation? Everything was going great and all of the sudden the enemy gets you off track?
Just like God Pursued Adam and Eve God is Pursuing you.
Just like Adam and Eve were God's most important creation so are You!
GOD IS PURSUING US!
God Is Pursuing you because He has a Purpose and a Plan for you! Jer 29:11
The Bible tells us that God has been Pursuing us since before the Foundation of the Earth was formed. In other words from Eternity. Eph 1
You see God had it in His Original Game Plan to Pursue us.
God knew we were going to be pursued and overtaken by the enemy.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
So Jesus Pursued us all the way to The Cross. He did this to connect us back to our Creator.
Jesus Pursues us so we can get our Game back. He pursues us so we will get back in the game with Confidence and Purpose!
We are so lucky to have a God that Pursues us aren't we?
Now Jesus is in the Father's House. Preparing a Mansion for us.
GOD IS PURSUING US!
Are we Prepared to Meet Him?
WILL WE PURSUE HIM?
Just Go! Leave Nothing Behind!
Rick
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