Never Rejecting

Never Rejecting

08.04.08

”However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”

- John 6:37-40

I believe that being humans, we have a natural tendency to fall away from God, do our own thing, and flow to the beat of the crowd. It is for this reason that God required the kings of Israel to study his law everyday, that they would consistently be refreshing their minds and souls to be aligned with his will, not their own. The whole reasoning behind this is because God knows better than us, and will never lead us astray.

But as many followers of Christ know, we all fall short from time to time; there are even times when we forget to come back to our first love. Even so, there is still hope, there is good news that Christ will never reject any of us from coming to him when we go back. He loves us and desires for our salvation, our success, and our lives to be lived to the fullest of our potential. He made each and everyone of us, there would be no you without him, and with each life comes a plan that extracts our abilities, talents, and even pure longings.

God does not want any of us to ever feel rejected by him, but desires to be the foundation of each and every one of our lives. Listen, “And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up...” This is God’s will, that we would all be a part of God’s family – O’hana.

When these times happen, when we fall away from God because of bad choices, or because of the distance we have allowed to grow between us, God is searching for us. If he came for us through his son Jesus Christ to save us from the affects of sin, then certainly he will continue to search for us now, presently, during times when we fall.

It is my hope that we will take a pro-active stance on this and seek after God daily, speak with him and pray that his will be done on earth as it is in heaven (just as our example Jesus did).