"Seeking God"

 "But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham." (John 8:40 KJV)

  "So the promise is received by faith. It is given as a free gift. And we are all certain to receive it, whether or not we live according to the law of Moses, if we have faith like Abraham's. For Abraham is the father of all who believe. That is what the Scriptures mean when God told him, "I have made you the father of many nations." This happened because Abraham believed in the God who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing." (Romans 4:16-17 NLT)

 Some days are really special; almost as if they were meant to be the beginning of something that is going to be new and exciting. God has a way of making the bad and ugly things in life seem as if they have a purpose, and things that have a purpose don't seem so bad and ugly. 

 I was reminded about that movie, "Passengers", which was the first and only movie that I wrote a review about on The Spotlight. If you aren't familiar with the movie, it is about 2 passengers aboard a spacecraft that is going to a new planet, who have been given a very special purpose, to save everyone else that is aboard the ship. 

 As strange as that might sound, it gets even stranger, as the ship is the mastermind that gives them the purpose. Having been struck with by an asteroid, it was going to not make its 120 year journey without getting repaired; so it wakes up the only guy on boards that is good enough at fixing things to make it able to complete the journey.

The bad and ugly part was that his guy got lonely; he falls in love with another passenger, wakes her up, and pretends that she was woken up by mistake like him. Long story short, he was not going to be able to fix that ship on his own; it was going to take at least one more person to do it. After they saved the ship, they fell deeply in love and they were able to enjoy their private life together; knowing full well, this was where they both were meant to be, for the rest of their lives. 

 Why did I share that? Why is it even relevant? Well, when you know that you are part of something that is far more intelligent and creative then you are, you are bound to seek to do whatever you are told to do. You are hungry for information and instructions on the plan, whatever that plan might be, because the Master Planner of your destiny has your plan all figured out. 

 This was pretty much the heart of Abraham, to listen for God's instruction, walk in the ways God gave him to go, and know that God was going to get him through to the other side, wherever that might be, it just didn't matter, as long as it was with God! Was he perfect at doing all he was told? Not so much! But God took everything that he might have done wrong and turned those mistakes into life giving opportunities!

 That is the God that we serve: He brings the dead back to life and creates new things from nothing...

"I look up to the mountains - does my help come from there? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The LORD himself watches over you! The LORD stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not hard you by day, nor the moon at night. The LORD keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever." (Psalm 121 NLT)