As
I was reading a passage from Romans, Chapter 6, about sin leading to
death and virtue leading to holiness, my thoughts wandered to the idea
of separation.
There's our humanity, and then there's God. Distinct. Separate.
Or so it might seem.
Upon
a little more reflection we can see that this thinking is erroneous and
can take us in the wrong direction, for it dismisses the reality that
God created the world, and us in it, and he is not apart from it, or us.
What
is clear is that the sin we embrace creates a chasm between us and God.
It is our behavior that leads us to lawlessness, or holiness,
depending on what we choose.
But
here's the great news: God does not separate himself from us. We may
move farther away from him, reject him or even ignore him, but he
doesn't move.
Like
the sun that stays more-or-less in position while the earth rotates
around it, God is always with us, one with us, reaching out to hold us
in the palm of his hand.
All
this is to say that God did not create us and then just let us go. No
matter what you have done up to this point in your life, know that God
isn't going anywhere. His love for you runs deep.
Janet Cassidy
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