God's Desire

What would you say God desires most?  What is the one thing He seeks above all else?

In the beginning (Genesis 1:26-28) God created man. Why do you think Jesus decided to create man? Was He bored?  Did He need something to do? Did He do it just for the fun of it? Maybe this was some kind of grand experiment. 

Human perspective often puts God at a distance, making Him a disconnected entity looking down on us as we fumble our way through life. In reality, however, the creation of man was the greatest commitment God has ever made! He committed Himself to us, knowing full well where the road would lead. This is no game with Jesus, but serious business.

At the same time, He did create us for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11 KJV).  Believe it or not, Jesus takes great pleasure in being with us. Since man’s fall in Eden, our Father no longer has the pleasure of being with us face-to-face every day. John tells us (John 14:1-3) that Jesus has gone on ahead of us to design, build, and decorate a mansion for each of His children in an extravagant golden city that we will, and can today, call home. It is the ultimate in prosperity, peace, and pleasure —the kind with no strings attached. That’s right, the one thing Jesus desires most is to be with you, and with me.

The whole plan of salvation is based on that one, overwhelming life-giving desire of His heart, for us to be together walking through the garden again. Jesus even goes to unthinkable limits to show the universe how much being together again means to Him. He actually brings His home to us.

Revelation 21:2,3

"And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adored for her husband.  And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

He actually rearranges the galaxies of the universe to make our location the capital of all of His creation! Think about it.  I would call that a pretty incredible commitment, wouldn’t you?

I guess it’s no longer a question of whether Jesus wants to be with us. It's much more a question of whether we want to be with Him.

4/10/2016