Pursuit Of God

Isaiah 63,64; Psalms 107; John 2 

“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him…No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins.”

Isaiah 64:4, 7

It requires faith to wait on God in prayer when we desperately desire for God to act on our behalf now. 

Who waits on God like a waiter at a nice restaurant?

Who strives to ‘lay hold’ of God?

In a generation that celebrates God’s grace, have we cheapened this grace to a prayer-vending machine?

God’s mystery and hiddenness are meant to draw out our faith and strong desire for intimacy and communication. God’s love for us, in Christ, reveals what was once hidden for those seeking truth.

Will we wait on the Lord and strive to lay hold of him until he pours out his Spirit upon us in renewal and love?

“Lord Jesus, strengthen our resolve to wait on you, for your glory.”