Just been sitting at the computer, knees
up to my chest sipping on a hot cocoa and listening to Jamie Grace (with
TobyMac) sing ‘Hold Me’ while contemplating a recent realization. God does not need us. Just as adults don’t need children, God did
not create us because He needs us. The
Father, Son and Spirit didn’t need us to complete them because they are complete
already. Here’s the good part about
that. They didn’t need us, but they
wanted us. They wanted to share their
lives with us. They wanted to share
their love with us. They wanted to be
with us.
nor is he
served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to
all mankind life and breath and everything. Ac. 17:25
ESV
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| He walks with us wherever we are! |
On the other hand, we need
food, water, shelter, air to breathe, main body parts that work, but most of
all we need God for our very life and
breath. He created the world and all the
things we need (Gen. 1; Col. 1:16), He sustains them “…he upholds the universe
by the word of his power…” (Heb. 1:3 ESV; Nh. 9:6), “And he is before all
things, and in him all things hold together.” (Col
1:17) He fills our need and gives us
grace and mercy in our lives. Surely, we
cannot live without Him.
But my God shall
supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Php. 4:19
Therefore let
us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace
to help in time of need. Heb. 4:16
So we do need God, but He doesn’t need
us. Maybe that bothers you, but I like
that because it means even more to me that He wants to be with me, wants
to love me, wants to communicate
with me and wants to share Himself
with me. (want = desire, crave, fancy,
covet, yearn for) Wow! He wants to be with me… spend time with me!!! The
God of all the universe… amazing!
Wow God! I’m speechless (and
humbled) when I think upon this.
Thank You.
I want to be with You and share
my life with You too!
A few great lines from “Hold Me”,
sung to God:
Oh, I love the way you hold me, by my side you'll always be
You take each and every day, make it special in some way
I love the way you hold me, in your arms I'll always be
You take each and every day, make it special in some way