Finding God

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called FAILURE, a loop called CONFUSION, speed bumps called FRIENDS, red lights called ENEMIES, caution lights called FAMILY. You will have flats called JOBS. But, if you have a spare called DETERMINATION, an engine called PERSERVERENCE, insurance called FAITH, a driver called JESUS, you will make it to a place called SUCCESS. The above quote was floating around the Internet so I thought it fit well with our devotion on finding God. God has never left us we leave Him. He is right by our side. As a loving father, he will pick us up when we fall off whatever we climb up on. He will guide us through stormy seas so that we may learn life lessons. God knows what is ahead. He will guide us through the maize if we will but allow Him. One thing must be clear, before we can follow His direction we must first know who He is. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone knows the Lord. Oh, many use his name, swear by him and try to persuade the world he is only necessary when someone dies or gets into trouble. Some even try to ease their conscience by going to church on Easter and Christmas, but they do not know Him. They have only heard of him. In our world today, few there are who want to know Jesus. Jesus is a friend in the truest sense of the word. Therefore, if you have not met my friend let me introduce you to one of the greatest friend I have ever known. Jesus stood by me in good times and bad. The bible says in John 15:13, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” That is exactly what Jesus did. He laid down his life for you and me. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in His should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John3:16 KJV). Is Jesus your friend? In my life, I have wandered away from Jesus at times. During those times, I have found I have wandered into places and situations that were not desirable. At the lowest time, all I had to do was look up, and reach for His hand and He helped me up, dusted me off and put my feet back on solid ground. If you don’t have a friend like that you are in a sad state. I will tell you this that God’s love is so great that no matter how dirty we get or how far away from him we wander, He still loves us. Though you sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow so the bible says. If you do not know Jesus seek Him in your heart, confess Him with your mouth and He will come and dwell with you.