The Bible has so many examples and definitions of our relationship with God. There is the clay and potter, the sheep and shepherd, the master and servant, and finally the bride and groom. Jesus is called friend, brother, our savior, and our great reward. We look to God for comfort when we hurt, help when we have no where to turn, and encouragement when we are down. It’s almost like we treat God more like a spiritual “teddy bear” than we do a brother, friend, or husband, and far too often we don’t even consider God our great reward!
Often I hear “there is so much I need to experience, before I…” or “I haven’t hit rock bottom yet.” Come on; are you kidding me! As an adult I can safely say there is STILL so much I need or want to experience. The question is, would you like to experience those things alone or with a friend, brother, husband, or savior. If the answer is alone, well I can’t argue with that. Though I might have a couple of emo cd’s you can borrow for your trip. In the case of “hitting rock bottom” do we really want to? Do we have to? When do you know your there? Some people need to hit a “rock bottom” in order to see there need for God, but not everyone (the Ethiopian eunuch would be a great example). Why would we purposely choose to hit a “rock bottom” any way? I think it goes back to the common misconceptions of who God is. We don’t wait to hit rock bottom in order to get married, or go and experience all the other girls (or boys) before we settle for a husband or wife. When choosing a friend we don’t wait until everyone else hates us. If someone were to “friend request” us on Facebook we wouldn’t say “I haven’t experienced all the other friends out there yet”. Yet this logic is accepted within churches and homes all across the world.
Our relationship with God can only be defined by that, a relationship. Do you have one or not, do you want one or not, is yours a good relationship or one that need work? Is it time to reconnect with an old buddy, time to rekindle an old flame, take your husband on a date? Just remember, God is our great reward! On that last day will that reward be the one you’ve been waiting for and living your whole life to get? Together lets go out into this world by ourselves and build a relationship with God that can only be described as passionate and consuming. Let’s truly live as if we believed that God IS our great reward so we can see his Light Reign in our generation
Aaron Mullins
