Tonight we did a message about playing Hide and Seek with God. We started by looking at 5 people from the Bible (Saul, Jonah, Adam, Eve, and Elijah). In 1st Samuel 10:17-25 we find Saul hding from his calling to be King of Israel behind some baggage. God points out where he is hiding and gets him to follow his destiny/his purpose. In Jonah 1:15-17, 2:10-3:3 we find Jonah hiding from God telling him to go to Ninevah (an enemy nation) in order to get them to turn to God and avoid destruction. He ends up hiding on a boat so he can do his own thing instead o the right thing. God sneds a storm and fish in order to get him back on the right track, correcting his sinful choices. In Genesis 3:6-9 we find Adam and Eve having just sinned and hiding from God behind some bushes because their realtionship with him was broken because of their sin and they needed to have that relationship restored. And in 1st Kings 19:1-18 we find Elijah on the run and hiding from a queen wanting to kill him, he is depressed and afraid, feeling completely alone. And in each of these stories we find our God seeking them out (in order to give a destiny, in order to correct sinful choices, in order to restore a broken relationship with him, and in order to take away depression, fear, and pain and instead give hope.) In our own lives we often run and hide for the same reasons, but God is seeking you out today!
I give tonigth: A-
Favorite Moment: Conrad's Beiber Fever
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