Dear Missionary Lady,
On this day devoted to love, there is a gentle God who loves us deeply. His tender heart assures us, “I want to be close to you so that you know Me.”
Many people have the impression that God is cold and distant, remote and unapproachable. They think He is so big and important and so focused on the task of running the earth and doing the universal things that He has no time or attention to give to individuals. Anyone with a reasonably accurate understanding of the greatness of God might have thoughts that run along those same lines. But God says . . .
“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek” (27:8).
“I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings” (61:4).
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts” (65:4).
“Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly” (138:6).
“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth” (145:18).
God says, “You can find Me and be near to Me, because I want you to find Me and know Me. I invite you and call you. I notice you – yes, you individually – in the midst of everything else. I am not too high or exalted to see you. I am very near, and I want you to live in close relationship with Me. Seek Me. Call on Me. I will bring you near.”
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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