A LONGING FOR GOD!

A LONGING FOR GOD!

There are single words that evoke strong emotion in the hearts of man regardless of his status or station. Words like home, family, mom and dad all involuntarily produce a sort of homesickness in our heart. Perhaps we should add another single word, God. This one word should make our souls homesick.

Ps 73:28

28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.

Isa 55:6-7

6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Men, by nature, are set adrift from God. They may never openly admit it, or even clearly identify it, but there is a longing for God placed in the heart by the Holy Spirit.

Rom 10:8

8 But what does it say? The Word (God's message in Christ) is near you, on your lips and in your heart; that is, the Word … of faith which we preach.

AMPLIFIED NEW TESTAMENT

The thing which we long for is “on your lips and in your heart.” It is on the tip of your tongue and buried deep in the emotions. It will not be ignored nor can it be scoured away with the fiercest scrubbing. It is like a thorn in your sock. God wants to meet with you!

Isa 1:18

18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (The Living Bible says “Come, let’s talk this over!”)

Several years ago Focus on the Family produced a video series called Turn your Heart Toward Home. At the beginning of each video was a song, hauntingly sung, that always succeeded in bringing a tear to my eye. The words to the song go something like this. Turn your heart toward home! Turn your heart toward home. You’ve been gone so long. Turn your heart toward home. It is time to turn your heart toward God.

Dear Lord, I feel the deep sorrow of my disconnect from you and I need you in my life today. Come near me now and stay. AMEN