Romans 10:20 20 Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did
not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” ESV
I didn’t ask to be born; it just happened. I’m sure
someone thought about it; I’m sure the ‘die’ were cast; but I had no say in the
matter (and up until conception I had no matter.) I didn’t get to consult with
management as to what my name would be; I didn’t get any input as to my looks,
my stature, the color of my hair or the color of my eyes: it is what it is and
it is what I’ve been given.
Well, given by who!? Isaiah was so bold as to say, “I
have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who
did not ask for me.” It was all given to me by “I”; the Great I AM; by God.
The other side of the coin is this: I found Him but I wasn’t looking for Him. I felt like my life was
miserable and if there was a God, He was fuming at me from some far off place. But
I wasn’t looking for Him; He searched me out. A bit of a misstatement I know: He’s
always known right where I was… I just didn’t know where He was.
The human race for the most part, couldn’t care less
about God. Ironically there is a lot of ‘caring’ about ‘gods’; but there isn’t a
whole lot of caring about God. The man is distracted; the woman is deceived; and
who knows what, between the two of them, is believed. Man isn’t looking for
God: He isn’t a part of the equation.
But God is looking for us. God is relentless in His
pursuit and strangely, if God Almighty can’t get the job done, He looks for
those who’ll go out and tell others about Him. The math is weird but it works.
And strangely as well there are those among us who stumble upon the question: Is this all there is, or is there Something
or Someone out there?
Paul said, “Faith
comes by hearing and hearing through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10.17 ESV);
he just didn’t say how that word
would come. It may be in deepest pain; it may be in a glorious sunrise or
sunset; it may through the words of
others; it may be through the joy of acceptance; or a random act of kindness
and love – whatever it is and however it sounds, it communicates the love of
God expressed in His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ who ever points our way to God
regardless of how our roads lead us to Him. We find God, and we didn’t even
know we were looking; or who we were
looking for.
Faith is a mystery. Finding faith is more mysterious
still. Finding a God one didn’t know exists and coming to love Him is most
mysterious of all given our condition. But it’s true and it happens, and God
said: “I have been found by
those who did not seek Me; I have shown Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
Wow!
Father, thanks!
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