تأملات فى آيــة اليوم...
صنعنا الله لنبحث عنه ونجده (أعمال الرسل 27:17-28). حاول ان تتخيل معي هذْه الحقيقة المذْهلة : إله هذْا الكون يسعد جدا عندما يرانا نعود اليه! اليس ذْلك عجيبا انه يتوق ان نبحث عنه لكى يستقبلنا بنفس الفرح الذْي يستقبل به الأب ابنه عند عودته لبيت الاب مرة اخرى (لوقا 11:15-31)؟
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Blaise Pascal talked about a vacuum, an emptiness, a craving in each of us that we cannot fill with anything created thing, only with the presence of God. You see, God made us to seek after him and find him (Acts 17:27-28). We are left empty without him — with a God-shaped hole inside of us. Try to imagine the astounding reality of this truth: the God of the Universe made us to need him and to desire his presence in us. Is it any wonder he longs for us to seek him? He waits expectantly to welcome us into his presence just as the father welcomed the repentant and returning prodigal home (Luke 15:11-31). So, Jesus urged us to ask, seek, and knock because God — Father, Son, and Spirit — longs to welcome and bless us with what we need most: their presence!
صلاتي
يا أبى، بينما يوجد العديد من الاشياء التى يسعى اليها قلبى الانانى ، اعلم يقينا فى اعماقى ان ما احتاجه بشدة، واكثر ما اسعى إليه الآن، هو ان اعرفك بطريقة مقدسة ومجيدة. في اسم يسوع اني ابحث عنك و اريدك. آمين.
My Prayer...
O, God, while my selfish heart seeks after many things, deep inside, I know that what I need most is to know you in a more holy and majestic way and for you to be present in our lives. In Jesus' name, I seek your presence — my Father, my Savior, and your indwelling Spirit within me. Amen.
