On the Longing of God
I find it almost a universal truth these days that people sense an empty spot in their lives in regard to understanding who God is and what He’s trying to do, both in the world and in their own lives as well. Through this series of teaching sessions I’ll explore the various ways of coming to know God more intimately, understanding Him as a Father of fathers, and highlighting the difference between knowing ‘about’ God and actually coming to ‘know’ Him in a personal, intimate and, some might say, dangerous way. My goal here is more to provoke independent thought than to give pat answers, since I believe, as the book of Hebrews teaches, that the first step in faith is to “believe that He exists, and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
In this introductory session we will explore the steps God has taken to draw men and women near. God longs for fellowship with His lost creation, and finds that through the sacrifice of Christ. In truth, we can never know God apart from what Jesus has revealed to us about Him. But we find that as we approach Jesus, Himself very God, we come into intimate relationship with the Father as well.
