Is anyone too far from God to be able to come to him? The words of The Almighty Himself answer this question.
"Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and I know of no other." Isaiah 45:22.
TURN
When we turn, we are engaging in a choice. Here we see God inviting us to seek him, and he asks us to turn to him. To turn suggests that you are going one way or looking in one direction, and you redirect yourself either in the way you are going or in the direction you are looking.
We may be going our own way in rebellion against what we know is right or going a way we think is right without knowing it is wrong. In either case, we can still choose to correct the direction we are going.
God is not asking something hard; He isn't asking us to do some Herculean deed or build some epic monument of repentance. He only asks us to turn.
TO ME
God presents himself as open and welcoming. He calls us to Himself, not to some complicated creed or religion, but to a relationship with Him as a person. This is the word of someone who intends to be knowable; this is not the word of a far-off god.
BE SAVED
Be saved, these two words together state an absolute. It is not vague or hopeful but concrete. "Be" is an affirmative word, and saved is the past tense. This suggests that God is offering something here and now in this life, not just some promise for the afterlife, but something tangible and present.
ALL YOU
No one is left out of the invitation; no matter who you are God is calling you.
ENDS OF THE EARTH
You may feel that you are too far from God, but no matter where you are physically, spiritually, or emotionally, you are not too far away to come to God, even if you are at the utter end of the earth.
No matter where you are in your life or how far you have wandered Your Father in Heaven calls you to turn back to Him. If He calls you to come back to Him, it means He will accept you; otherwise, He would not call you to Him. Resolve to turn to God and find the life He wants you to have.
To learn more about coming to God, see the tab above for The Gospel to learn more.
"Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and I know of no other." Isaiah 45:22.
TURN
When we turn, we are engaging in a choice. Here we see God inviting us to seek him, and he asks us to turn to him. To turn suggests that you are going one way or looking in one direction, and you redirect yourself either in the way you are going or in the direction you are looking.
We may be going our own way in rebellion against what we know is right or going a way we think is right without knowing it is wrong. In either case, we can still choose to correct the direction we are going.
God is not asking something hard; He isn't asking us to do some Herculean deed or build some epic monument of repentance. He only asks us to turn.
TO ME
God presents himself as open and welcoming. He calls us to Himself, not to some complicated creed or religion, but to a relationship with Him as a person. This is the word of someone who intends to be knowable; this is not the word of a far-off god.
BE SAVED
Be saved, these two words together state an absolute. It is not vague or hopeful but concrete. "Be" is an affirmative word, and saved is the past tense. This suggests that God is offering something here and now in this life, not just some promise for the afterlife, but something tangible and present.
ALL YOU
No one is left out of the invitation; no matter who you are God is calling you.
ENDS OF THE EARTH
You may feel that you are too far from God, but no matter where you are physically, spiritually, or emotionally, you are not too far away to come to God, even if you are at the utter end of the earth.
No matter where you are in your life or how far you have wandered Your Father in Heaven calls you to turn back to Him. If He calls you to come back to Him, it means He will accept you; otherwise, He would not call you to Him. Resolve to turn to God and find the life He wants you to have.
To learn more about coming to God, see the tab above for The Gospel to learn more.
