Isaiah 59 (CEB) Alienation from God - Look! The Lord does
not lack the power to save, nor are
his ears too dull to hear, but your misdeeds have separated you from your God. Your
sins have hidden his face from you so that you aren’t heard.
This morning’s news reported on the joyful and successful
separation of conjoined twin girls. I
understand that sometimes the babies suffer from separation anxiety after these
surgeries. Scripture tells us that our
sin separates us from God. Because Adam
and Eve sinned against God they were cast out of the Garden of Eden. They had
every blessing, including free will but they misused those blessings and
suffered for their disobedience. Now all
of humankind suffers from an inner anxiety, not feeling totally complete. Yet scripture tells us that because of Jesus
Christ, we can become reconciled to God so that some of the gap between us can
be traversed. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 says ….All of these new things are from
God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry
of reconciliation. In other words, God
was reconciling the world to himself through Christ, by not counting people’s
sins against them. He has trusted us with this message of reconciliation. That’s the foundation of our hope as
Christians. We know that even before we
reach towards God, God is reaching towards us.
Holy God, we thank you for the grace that you extend to us
that draws us towards you. Bring us nearer each day so that our lives may be
complete and we can rest in you during our troubles and during our successes. We ask in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Have a blessed weekend,
Paige
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