I have come to know that the most extraordinary calling and the greatest blessing is to serve God. It is a bit counter-intuitive at first. But many things that we have come to believe are not accurate. When I was a child, I learned many things. One of the first things I learned was the answer to why I existed.
The teacher would as the question, “Why did God make me?” I would repeat the answer that went something like this. “God made me so that I would love Him.”
While there is truth in the answer, it comes short of the real answer to the question. The true answer is, “God made me so that He could LOVE and BLESS me.” When we grab hold of that truth, it can change our whole perspective on who we are and why we exist, and how we can respond.
El Shaddai, Almighty God, chose to create you and me, in His image, so that He could bless us with His Love! Knowing that our almighty creator is for us and not against us provides us a reason to turn to Him. He wants to give us life, and as Jesus said in John 10:10b KJV – “… am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” He has come to give us life and not just any life, but more abundant life, eternal life.
How can I not turn from my ways and not follow the one who loves me?
I can’t! That is why I declare, “Lord God, let me be your servant 24/7! I want to always be in and surrounded by your presence!”