I remember the time my son and some of his friends were at the amusement park and he called at the time he was ready to be picked up. I made my way to the pickup area and waited. And waited and waited and waited. For an hour I waited, texting every now and again wondering where he was.
“18Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” – Isaiah 30:18 (ESV)
Now I am not saying that I am God, waiting on my son. I only use this as an analogy of the generousness of God. God waits for me to to accept Him. He waits for my repentance and turning to Him. He reaches out to me every now and again in an attempt to bring me in, yet does not force me to comply. I am still allowed to be my own person and choose my own path while God waits for me so that He can heap on the grace. He waits to show mercy and discuss with me the errors I have made. He is just in His response to me and blesses me once I have come to Him.
I am to stop running and come to God. When I do, I will find Him waiting to embrace me like the father with the prodigal son. It is up to me to come to Him for the grace that awaits.
Are you the child who has lost track of time and forgot that God is there? Are you aware that God continues to wait on you, patiently? Will you come back to Him and receive the grace He has been waiting to give?
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