Running Ahead

"He entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for He (Jesus) was about to pass that way." Luke 19:1-4

Just the bold print now: "...And he was seeking to see who Jesus was...So he ran on ahead...for He (Jesus) was about to pass that way."

How many of us would run ahead, so that we could see Jesus?

"And the LORD said to me, 'Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.' " Hosea 3:1

Hits kind of hard. The parallel there is all to real for Christians.

Instead of running ahead, and going to dramatic lengths to be with Jesus, we ignore Him. We turn to other things. And time spent with Him is mediocre at best.

An infatuated girl will go to dramatic lengths (Ahem, borderline stalking *-* ) to see the one of her affections. She would show up early for a date. And once in love, they love spending time together.

How are we not like that with God? Why do we treat Him with disdain? Ignore Him. Treat Him like we have another god that we love more?

A real relationship isn't one sided. If you want to be deeper with God, then you will need to pursue Him, too. If you want to know who God is, then you will need to run ahead, climb trees, and meet Him.

You will never beat Him to the meeting place, but I think He likes it when we try. :)

---Joy