Accessible

I am amazed at how accessible our God is! Think about it for a minute: the Creator of the universe, the very One who spoke the stars into existence is available to us this very moment! This access came at a very high yet very free price, through the beautiful sacrifice of our Redeemer Jesus. There is no need for us to be burdened by the fear and worries of this world. We do not need to fret about the next terrorist attack, the next financial crisis, or our job stability. We are not our own! We belong to the most amazing Father, who will never, never, never let us go. He is not surprised by the events that take place around us. He is not thrown of guard when the unexpected occurs. He longs for us to trust Him in the unpredictable times as much as the predictable times.

A while ago, my son had a scary dream that made him not want to go back to sleep for fear of the bad dream returning. Instead of trying to get him to think of something else and take his mind off of the nightmare, I had him tell me about it. He really did not want to even though it was so fresh in his mind. I explained to him that God created our imaginations and would use them if they were surrendered to Him. He described to me scary beings that hurt people, and invited Jesus into that scary place and then began to laugh. I asked him what was so funny, and he said that Jesus was karate chopping the bad guys. I asked him if he was afraid of them any more, and he said that he wasn't. Now whenever he has a bad dream, he invites Jesus into it himself. He has access to the One who banishes fear. He learned for himself the powerful words of Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?"!

Each of us have access through Jesus to the incredible life giving power that can help us overcome every obstacle we may face! Jesus dwarfs every foe, both real and imaginary!! Jesus banishes every fear when we invite Him into our circumstances!!  The familiar song says it all, "Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace."

Written By: Rosie Wagner