“The
Lord is near to all who call on him.” (Psalm 145:18)
God
is not as far away as the furthest star. He’s as close as your next heartbeat.
He’s right there with you every moment. The Bible says in Acts 17:27, “God
did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him,
though he is not far from any one of us” (NIV).
You
might feel like God is a million miles away. But your feelings and reality don’t
always match — we all know that’s true. The truth is, God is with you right
now.
Because
he is a close Father:
God
is never too busy for you. That’s how close he is. That’s the kind of
love that he has. Psalm 145:18 says, “The
Lord is near to all who call on him.” Every time you call, God is near. He
thinks about you a lot more than you think about him. He thought about you
before you were born. He thinks about you every moment of every day. The truth
is that too many times, we get too busy for God. But he never gets too busy for
us.
God
loves to meet your needs. He doesn’t do it begrudgingly. He loves it!
Mathew 7:11 says, “If you ... know how to give good gifts to your children, how
much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” You
can enjoy the fact that God enjoys giving good gifts to you.
God
is sympathetic to your hurts. Some of you are going through something
tough this week, and you need this verse: “The
Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in
spirit” (Psalm 34:18).
God
is close to you, and he understands. Turn to him.
Talk
It Over
- What do you need to call on God for today?
- What changes do you need to make in your life so that you are not too busy for God?
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