Monday, February 9, 2015
I Am Pleased That You Are Zealous To ...
I AM PLEASED THAT YOU ARE ZEALOUS TO know Me. Seeking to understand Me is like standing at the edge of a glorious ocean, trying to absorb its vast beauty - yet knowing you can see only a tiny portion of the waters stretching out before you. It's good that you realize what a small portion of My infinite greatness you can actually comprehend. This awareness is an invitation to worship Me - humbly rejoicing in My boundless Glory. Though your understanding of Me is so limited, there are no bounds to your enjoyment of Me!
I reveal Myself to you in countless ways, because of My deep desire for you to know Me. The Bible graphically describes My unrestrained eagerness to connect with My children. The prophet Isaiah pictures Me saying "Here am I, here am I" - spreading out My hands all day long to a rebellious people. In the parable of the lost son, the father (God) didn't wait for his wayward child to return home repentantly. Instead, he sacrificed his dignity and ran to his son while he was still a long way off, fell on his neck and kissed him. Your zeal to know Me pales in light of My eagerness to reveal Myself - My Love - to you. Receive this unearned, endless Love with trembling Joy.
- Jesus
(Jesus Lives / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Hosea 6:3; Isaiah 65:1-2 and Luke 15:20
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"Yes, let us know (recognize, be acquainted with, and understand) Him; let us be zealous to know the Lord (to appreciate, give heed to and cherish Him). His going forth is prepared and certain as the dawn, and He will come to us"
ReplyDelete(Hosea 6:3 / Amplified Version)
"I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, 'Here am I, here am I,' To a nation which did not call on My name. I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people, Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts" (Isaiah 65:1-2 / New American Standard Bible)
"And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him" (Luke 15:20 / New King James Version)