Man's miseries are often messengers from God messengers of
mercy.
Returning to God is a necessity. "My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge." An intimate acquaintance and fellowship
with God are a necessity. Man cries for God as Father, Friend, and Helper. Man
lies in distance from God. It’s not a physical distance but a moral distance, an
alienation of heart and spirit from God; in affection and purpose, in thought and
deed, man is at variance with his Maker. To be absent from a loved one is
grief; but to be without God is the greatest infelicity: as in having no hope.
Though fallen and sinful, the soul has not lost its cravings
and necessity for God. "The notion of a God," is inseparable from
human nature; to deny one it annuls the other." The word of God appeals to
our helpless condition, and invites us to return to God. The grace and the
Spirit of God are promised to aid us in returning. Our life and enjoyment
consist in friendship and in fellowship with God. "This is life eternal,
that we might know Him." John
17:3
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