"But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”
{Genesis 3:9} (NIV 1984)
God came after them! The Almighty God, the Creator of heaven and earth, the Beginning and the End, the Ancient of Days, the Holy One, the High and Exalted God came after them! Not in anger but with a question, “Where are you?” Because He is the One who sees all and knows all, we know that the question was for their benefit not His. If it was for their benefit, then it is for our benefit, for they are our parents. It shows His love, His desire to have us close to Him, His desire to have relationship with us. It shows His humility, for He comes to us. It shows His method, for He “called them”. It shows us our problem, for sin separates us from God. It also shows us that our sin will not stop God from coming after us in love. God actively seeks out sinners and calls them to Himself.
All through the Bible, story after story, God seeks out sinners and calls them to Himself. He loves us! He loves you! So I wonder, what is our answer to God’s question this morning? Where are we? Are we in close relationship with the Spirit of God this morning? Have we drawn near to this God who seeks us? May we draw near to Him and linger in His love!
(The Love of God ~ Mercy Me)
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