SOAP October 24, 2014

Scripture: This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who stubbornly follow their own heart and have gone after other gods to serve them and worship them, shall be like this loincloth, which is good for nothing. For as the loincloth clings to the waist of a man, so I made the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah cling to me, declares the Lord, that they might be for me a people, a name, a praise, and a glory, but they would not listen. (Jeremiah 13:10-11 ESV)

Observation: God desires us, He pursues us, yet so often we turn a blind eye, a deaf ear, or a cold shoulder.  We are tempted to choose pleasure and power over humility and grace.

Application: Be captured, stop running and be captured by the pursuer, God.  There is freedom in the captivity of Christ.  Though it may sound as madness, being captured by God is the beginning of freedom.

Prayer: Daddy, thank You for pursuing me, for pursuing us.  May we be captured by You and find Your freedom.  There are many walls to tear down, things I worry about.  Take it all God, for I am Yours.  Amen.