What Do We Really Want from God?
Different people have different reasons as to why they go to God and that’s okay, because it is between them and God anyway. But let me ask you a few questions and get you to think for a minute.
Some people go to God for healing. When they are sick it is their number one priority in seeking God. They want God to heal them. I understand this, but then they set up churches and ministries all based on healing as if that is the only thing God is here for–and that I don’t agree with.
Ten leprous men came to Jesus to get healed. Yes, they had needs and yes they looked to Christ and the power of God to meet that need. But when they were healed, 9 of them ran off to live their new life. Only one came back to get more than just the healing. The other 9 got what they wanted and went away happy and thankful, but they went away.
If we only come to God for healing, what happens when we are healed?
Others come to God for bread (material things). Again this happened in Christ’s time after he fed the multitudes with bread they followed him around and he confronted them about only coming for the bread. Yes when you need bread, you can go to God and He will supply, but what happens when you are full? Do you still want God?
Others come to God because they want to see signs, miracles, wonders and the show. “Show us the signs” they say, “and then we will believe.” Christ wasn’t fooled by this and neither should we be. I know people who only want to go to a church that is filled with emotion, commotion and the experience of God. But what happens when the show gets old? Do you have to keep upping the stacks and make it a hotter, more emotional show? When the show becomes common place do you still want God or do you just go look for a new show?
From the beginning in the Garden of Eden, God just wanted a relationship with mankind. In Deuteronomy 32:9 it says, “For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.”
Yes God heals, provides and is a powerful and almighty God, but those are just the side benefits of having a relationship with Him.
What do we really want from God? It should be just to know Him and have a relationship with Him, the rest is secondary.
God’s Best to you,
Duke Clarke
Duke on September 14th 2007 in Commentary
