What are you looking for?
400 years of silence from God between Malachi & John the baptist. Generations were lost without hearing from any prophets, no miracles were performed, no healings took place, there was no word or help from at all from God.
Our sin separated us from Him because we didn’t know what we were looking for.
The first words spoken by Jesus that were recorded in the book of John, came after John the baptist testified of God speaking to him in regards to the one you see the spirit of God descending upon and staying is my messiah. While John stood with two others (Andrew, Simon Peters brother & another) watching Jesus; John proclaimed to all “Behold the lamb of God”. The two who stood with John immediately began to follow Jesus.
What is so important about this?
What did Jesus say? After 400 years of silence; what did God say to His people? Did He rebuke them? Did He ignore them? Neither, Jesus turned and said “what are you looking for?”
400 Years of silence and God asked the same question as in the garden of Eden “Where are you?” “What seek ye”.
God was showing us that no matter the distance we’ve put between us and Him; if we choose to follow Him, He will turn toward us, acknowledge us and ask “what are you looking for?” and our answer should be just ad Peter answered “You are the Christ, where else can I go?”
When we acknowledge who He is, God will forgive us our sins and receive us back to Him.
You see it’s us…God has always been waiting
Pastor David
