I've found it!?!?

Sunday June 20th, Isaiah 65: 1 "I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' A few years ago there was a rash of bumper stickers with the words, “I’ve found it.” Interesting anthropocentric arrogance. It reminds me of the time in the store when one of my children wandered off. I followed them, remaining somewhat out of sight just to see how long it would take for them to notice they were lost, and then be near and use it as a teaching moment. When they finally realized they are lost and cry out, you can descend on the scene and use the moment to comfort and teach. Sometimes however, my children would simply respond with “O there you are” as if they had found me and then prepare for their next getting lost session. So it is with humanity. Wander away through the aisles of life, unaware of being lost until some calamity strikes, we cry our, God appears and we assume that God was the one who was distant and we somehow, through out on holiness, found God. The reality is that God is the one sneaking around the aisles of life waiting patiently for us to realize we need God in our lives and then comes from around the corner to comfort and teach. God is happens again and again is a sign of grace.