GOD MISSES YOU!

Ezekiel 34:11 AMPC

For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, I Myself, will search for My sheep and will seek them out.

 

I miss you! Do you miss me? I haven’t seen you in a while. Where have you been? What happened to you? These are some ways of expressing the notable absence of a person.

We miss people because they no longer occupy their previous positions, they relocated, are too far to bump into casually, they stopped doing things they used to do for, with, and around us, or they no longer communicate with us. Missing someone may be because of any number of reasons, and we miss them because there is or was a relationship there.

The Lord misses us so much when we’re absent from Him that He says in Ezekiel 34:16a that when we are lost, He will seek us and bring us back.

When we are absent from His presence, He comes even to the door of our hearts and lives, according to Revelation 3:20, knocking to tell us how much He misses us and desires to fellowship with us.

Every relationship involves all parties in keeping that relationship alive and thriving. When we miss our friend for whatever reason, we can do one of several things in this technological age we now inhabit. We send emails, texts, calls, voice messages, social media posts, and maybe letters. We may even pay them a physical visit. These handy ways make it easy to keep in touch with loved ones and to know their location when necessary. The reason we do any of these is simply because we miss them. We miss them for a few reasons too: travel, work, business, location or distance, and sometimes disinterest (maybe a falling out due to tension). Regardless of the reason, we would still miss them because of the emotional connection.

With the Lord, our connection is more spiritual than emotional, as John 15:7 states. When there’s a disconnection, we become distant from the Lord, and He says in James 4:8 that He would come near us if we came near Him, expressing the reciprocal nature of our relationship with God. As we draw near to Him, He draws near to us, inviting us to deepen our relationship in His presence.

The Lord is mindful of us, as stated in Psalm 8:4. He misses us when we stray from Him. He misses us so much that He changed our position from that of a servant to friends, according to John 15:15.

God’s faithfulness is demonstrated in His call to fellowship with Jesus, according to 1 Corinthians 1:9. A relationship initiated by Him and a testament to His faithfulness.

The Lord assures and promises us in Deuteronomy 31:6 and Hebrews 13:5 that He will never leave us. Our relationship and fellowship are important to the Lord, and that is why He says in Luke 19:10 that He came to seek and save those who are lost, missing, and have wandered off.

Do you miss the Lord? I do! Whenever we stop doing the things that please the Lord and deepen our fellowship with Him, we begin to miss Him, just as He misses us and uses many people and things (scriptures, music, messages) to tell us how much He longs to have us back where we belong.

Ephesians 5:30 says we are members of His body, and of course, if one member is missing, the rest are ineffective. God wants a complete body and so misses the missing part (you and I) when we are absent from our position.

When the Lord misses us, He does what our text says: He searches for us.

Matthew 18:12 gives a good description of God missing and seeking His children. Like the prodigal son in Luke 15, whose father missed him so much and longed for his return, just as the Lord misses us when we stray and longs for our return to fellowship with Him.

Have you wandered away from God? He misses you!

PRAYER: Lord, help me to remember that anytime I wander and stray from your presence, I put my relationship with you in jeopardy. Help me remain in you always in Jesus’ name, amen.

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