The possibilities go off the chart!

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “The Great Adventure”

Our Bible verse for today: “For I know the plans I have for you – this is the Lord’s declaration – plans for your well-being, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. You will call to me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. you will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you …” Jeremiah 29:11-14 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “The possibilities go off the chart!”

The child’s game “Hide and Seek” has been around for a very long time. Historians have been able to trace it back to 2 B.C. in Greece, but it probably existed long before that. It’s a simple game where one child hides and the other child seeks to find him or her. Kids love this game! They will giggle and laugh and play it for hours. There’s something fun about seeking and finding.

And there’s something similar going on between God and Christians. Although God does not hide from us, He has chosen to keep his presence cloaked in a veil of spirituality that makes discovering and interacting with Him a little bit harder than if He were still here among us as a flesh and blood person (Jesus). You have to want God and you have to take action to discover Him. Initially, you will have to want Jesus and you will have to open your heart to Him to have your sins forgiven. That begins the relationship. From that point on, the entire rest of your time on earth is a matter of seeking and finding Him in deeper and more meaningful ways. That’s what God was saying through Jeremiah in 29:11-14 above. Walk through life with Him; call to Him; pray to Him; seek Him; and He will be found by you.

I have shared with you before one of my favorite quotes about the adventure of the Christian life. It is one I personally come back to frequently because it is such a good description of the adventure of the Christian life. It comes from author Jim Peterson out of his book “Lifestyle Discipleship”:

“One of the greatest gifts God has given us is the infinite opportunity for spiritual growth. But however much we have matured, there is always more beyond. It is in this that we find the adventure of living. There will always be new, unexplored dimensions of His person beckoning to us. The possibilities go off the chart.”

The best part of this adventure of the Christian life is getting to know God better and better. No matter how much you have grown and matured, God always has something more for you. The possibilities go off the chart!

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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