Our desperate state

We are so completely dependent. Though we think we are autonomous, self-governing, independent beings, when we boil it all down: we are desperately needy for … God.

We are not merely in need of a few blessings or provisions from His hand. No, we are desperate for His glory, His face, His Spirit, His presence! Joy is not something God gives us to put in our pocket and carry around a while. Love is not something we can frame and mount on our walls. Peace is not something that we can hang on our neck. All of these “things” flow out of His character and His presence.

If everything in our lives went exactly as we thought it should but we did not dwell daily in His Presence, we would be miserable creatures with no peace, no freedom, no joy and no hope!

However, if everything in our life appears to be “upside-down” and nothing is going according to what we think is “good” but we are ever, always at Jesus’ feet and abiding in Him, then nothing will be able to discourage, disarm or destroy us!

The mystery of the gospel is this:

• When we are weak, He is strong.
• When we are empty, He fills us.
• When we have nothing, He can be our everything.
• When we suffer, He uses that suffering to bring us joy and peace.
• When we know nothing and can do nothing, He becomes our All in all!

If you are struggling today: give up! Let go! Surrender! Let God bring you into His divine Presence, and let His incomparable power, unfathomable love, and His amazing grace redefine everything you thought you knew about life.

Oh Lord, I am desperate for You!