The God Who Is Waiting - # 2

Psalms 17 continues in that vein. The Psalmist, in a prayer to God, says "Show me your strong love in wonderful ways, O Savior..." God DID show His strong love for us by sending his only Son to die on the cross for our sins, in our place, on the cross. Jesus DOES show his strong love for us daily by being our advocate before God. The Bible says that He is constantly making intercession to the Father on our behalf.

Filled with the Holy Spirit the writer of Psalms penned his response to the God who loves us. He wrote "But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us." The most important thing to the writer was not the pursuit of wealth or earthly distractions but the pursuit of a relationship with the Creator of the universe.

On average we are granted between 70 and 80 years on this earth. Those who have given their lives to Christ will spend eternity with God. Yet, we spend so little time pursuing that relationship!

(Quotations from the Psalms are from The Living Bible.)

The God Who Is Waiting - # 1

One of the great challenges of our generation is the ease with which we can distract ourselves with amusements. We have television, the Internet, professional sports, movies, etc. These distractions can sidetrack us from the more important things: relationships.

The greatest relationship that can be hampered by our propensity for self amusement is our relationship with God. The Creator of the universe desires to have an intimate, personal relationship with us. We need to make it a life priority to pursue a relationship with Him. First, we must turn our lives over to Christ. Then we must seek Him on daily basis in prayer, scripture meditation, and fellowship with other followers.

Living a life connected with God through His Son Jesus Christ is a great life of peace and purpose. The Biblical writer of Psalm 16 knew the joys of walking with God. He wrote: 'The Lord himself is my inheritance, my prize. He is my food and drink, my highest joy!' He then wrote words of direct praise to God: 'You have let me experience the joys of life and the exquisite pleasures of your own eternal presence.'

Rational Responders # 16 - Premise 2

In this series under premise 2 we have examined some of the ingenious, perfect biological adaptions present in living organisms. I've stated that these incredible, useful machine-like components suggest an intelligent, powerful machine Maker. I believe we can see the awesome, creative skill of God in examining these biological adaptations.
David was a king of Israel who reigned from 1005 BC until around 965 BC. David is known for his great bravery and faith and also his complete love of God. His beautiful prayers are recorded in the book of Psalms. Listen to David's prayer recorded in Psalm 27, verses 4 - 6:
"The one thing I want from God, the thing I seek most of all, is the privilege of meditating in his Temple, living in his presence every day of my life, delighting in his incomparable perfections and glory. There I'll be when troubles come. He will hide me. He will set me on a high rock out of reach of all my enemies. Then I will bring him sacrifices and sing his praises with much joy."
Even David, 3000 years ago, was able to enjoy God's "incomparable perfections" and realize that this powerful Creator was concerned about him and could protect him in times of trouble.

(Pictured are David and Goliath by Caravaggio and Michelangelo's David.)