Good Morning Friends,
“‘Am I only a God nearby,’ declares the LORD,
‘and not a God far away? Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see
him?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?’ declares the LORD.”
(Jeremiah 23:23-24)
God was banishing His people to a far land. That
was the word from God that Jeremiah brought to the people of Judah. And when
they got there, the people would be tempted to feel that God had abandoned
them, that they were too far from God for Him to notice them or for Him to do
anything to help them.
That would not be true! God spoke these words
before the people were taken away, so that when they were away they might
remember them. The message: there is no place too far away from God. No matter
how far away from God they were, God would see them and He would be ready to
respond when they reached out to Him for help.
That message is still true. It’s not a far
country to which people are banished, like Judah was. A sinful and wicked
heart, a heart full of guilt, drives people away from God, far away. But no one
is too far away from God for Him to see them. And no one is too far away from
God for Him to respond when they reach out to Him for help.
Those people around you that seem to be so far
away from Him, they aren’t too far. Maybe you’re the one God can use to help
them reach out to Him!
His, by Grace, Steve
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