Monday, June 6, 2011

He Seeks His Servants

"I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant." — Psalm 119:176

Imagine this scenario:

You work for a huge company that has worldwide influence. The product that you offer is the most important thing that has ever hit the market — it saves lives, heals bodies, mends families and frees people from any kind of addiction — and you're just one of millions of employees.

The crazy thing about this company is that, even though you're "just" one in millions, the owner — not just your supervisor — knows when you're skipping out on work, sick, lazy, tired, thinking about quitting, bored, going through the motions, or sleeping at your desk. The owner, with his millions of employees, could come down hard and strip you of your salary and your benefits, but he is different. He just wants to talk to you, get to know you, and give you more of a share in the company.

P.S. If you have this job, I suggest you keep it.

This is a picture of God's relationship with His people. He is the leader of a workforce that is naturally lazy and self serving, but even though He has the right to, He doesn't go around casting everyone out of His kingdom. Instead, He gives His people more grace over and over again.

God, the Creator of the universe, "seeks His servant" over, and over, and over again. You and I deserve the worst, but because of the infinite grace of God, we are perpetually given the best. There is no boss, friend, parent, husband or wife that can provide that.

Wherever you go, God will seek you; not to punish you, but to give you more than you can possibly imagine.