There is a God-shaped hole in all of us. Nothing can fill that emptiness except God Himself. Anything else that we try to find fulfillment in will leave us lacking, bankrupt, and lifeless. We need God. More than the air we breathe, more than the food we eat and more than the water we drink. We need God more than anything because He is our everything. He is the source of our life, He is our healer, our deliverer and our sustainer.
But not only do we need Him, we must make our journey also one of desire. It is so important that we not only recognize our need for Him, but also that deep within our hearts we yearn for Him. Like hunger and thirst, we need to pine after God because we want Him to know our love, we need to lean into Him because we prefer Him to every other thing.
And finally as we recognize our deep need for Him and we allow that need to blossom into a deep and abiding yearning of desire for Him, we must move even further into an active pursuit of God. Of course we know that He loves us and that He pursues us, because His grace always goes first, but we must reciprocate. We must invest our time, energy and efforts in drawing near to Him. Let us not waste any more of our lives pursuing things that pass away, instead may all we do be about seeing His glory and participating in His mission.
So this week, no matter your vocation, and no matter what tasks you find yourself engaging in, may it be that through it all you would acknowledge your need for God, express your desire for Him and actively run after Him.
Pastor Michael Johnson 