I still
find it amazing that we can launch probes into deep space. But think of how wasteful
it would be if on the way to Mars our probe got caught in the gravitational
pull of a lesser, insignificant object. Beware! That might be happening in our
lives.
When
Jesus called His disciples to follow Him, He meant for them to begin a journey
to passionately pursue Him. Followers of Christ have been launched into a
trajectory that is defined by drawing closer and closer to Him. But in the
process, we are often distracted and succumb to the gravitational pull of
lesser, alluring things. When that happens, we cease our pursuit of Him and go
into orbit around stuff that in the end is empty and unsatisfying.
Psalm 63
is the cure for lives stuck in orbit. David pursued God, knowing that He alone
could satisfy his inner longings because His “lovingkindness is better than
life” (v.3). The joy of God’s presence consumed every moment: “When I remember
You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches” (v.6). David understood
that true joy and purpose come not in admiring God from a safe distance, but from
chasing hard after Him.
Let’s get
back on track and pursue an increasingly closer walk with God!
The
closer you walk with God, the less room for anything to come between. (RBC)
