Our Everyday God
It is sad, but true, that many members of the human race live their days in total distance from God. Obviously, many of these do so because they don’t believe He exists. Others, nevertheless, may be conscious of His existence but do not look seriously at the relationship they can and should maintain with Him. As a result, the latter will seek Him out only in moments of special need or distress.
As a committed Christian I prefer an everyday God, instead of one sought on Sundays only, or at other moments of dire emergency. Whether one realizes it or not, all humans live “coram Deo” - before the face of God. The Psalmist had recognized that in his day when he wrote in Psalm 139:7-8: “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.”
Although God is everywhere, He made it easier for humans to see Him when He sent Jesus into the world. Otherwise, people would be looking at different places, finding evidences of His presence but not His real Self (Hebrews 1:3).
God still makes Himself available to anyone seeking Him, anytime of day or night. And all individuals need His guidance and help, not just on week-ends, not merely at tough, distressing moments, but every second of each day! One doesn’t serve a human master for six days, and God for only one day! We cannot be independent of God as individuals, and much less as a nation. He dispenses wisdom to those who seek it from Him, and remains the fount of every blessing, the giver of every good and perfect gift.
Remember: If God is not satisfying your life, don’t blame Him nor others for such lack; just blame your self. You are either ignoring what He sends for your wellbeing, or you are not fully eligible for what He may have in store for you!
If you are serious in keeping company with the everyday God rather than an occasional one, develop a consistent fellowship with Him, whereby daily you read and meditate on His Word, address Him in prayer, and contemplate His mighty acts, as you enjoy the universe He fashioned, and the gifts He consistently sends.
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1) and out of trouble. He leads His own “in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (Psalm 23:3b). All those who have found Him, and in faith have come to Him, now recognize that without His aid they can do nothing; they cannot even lift up a finger but for His grace alone!
Because of the merits of Christ we are accepted by Him, we are secure in Him, and we are eternally safe in His everlasting arms. He is not good just for some things, He is not encountered only at certain times, He is not extravagant in His love only one time. “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also, freely give us all things?” (Romans 8:32). You obviously know the right answer, don’t you?
