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March 17, 2018 Saturday

“I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.” (Jeremiah 29:14 NKJV)

            Christians will sometimes talk about saving someone and can even think that it is our responsibility for people to be saved.  The burden of trying to do what is God’s job is too much for a person to bear.  If we are not careful the strain can dramatically affect our lives in every way.

            “I will be found by you, says the LORD” May seem to imply it is all on us to come to God.  There is a truth in this because God has already made the way for us through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus and so all that is left is for us to “find” God.

            Notice that God has prepared the way for us to “find” Him and all the planning, preparation and cost has been done by and through God.  God has called us by the Holy Spirit or we wouldn’t even consider coming back to God.

            God’s promise is that we will be brought back from captivity.  We will be set free and God will bring us back to where we were before the Fall.  Once again we will be free to walk with God and through studying the Bible and prayer we can grow in our relationship with God.

            Through the suffering and the decision of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane we can be brought back to the Garden where we walked with God!  The suffering of Jesus stands in place of the suffering we deserve and the relationship that the Trinity has is God’s heart desire (John 17).

            Have you “found” God?  Are you growing in your relationship with Jesus?  What does John 17 tell you about the heart of God?



            Saturday is a little better day but the pain comes and goes rather than just stays.  The pain seems to have moved up to the torso but the weariness in my legs makes it hard to walk.  I am very unsure of my legs and am wobbly.  Jonathan came by for lunch and we had a great visit.  He stayed until he and Rebecca went to have supper with Grandmommy.  Was able to read from the Bible some and had a good time of prayer.

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