January 20, 2009

“Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life. I’m back home in the house of God for the rest of my life.” Psalm 23:6 The Message

Are you being “chased” or are you being caught…?

He is chasing you .. following you .. shaping you into the life that reveals Jesus … your intended shape. He’ll chase you through the dark places … the lonely places .. the broken places .. the unhealed places .. the bitter places .. the messy places until you find your way home in the Son. The Chasing One pursues you moment by moment with beauty and love. Real beauty carries real rest and real rest allows the love of Christ to heal and being wholeness into your life. The Chasing One knows that you are desperate to be loved like this.  He is shaping your life along the life of his Son. This is why the Chasing One is chasing after you today. He wants you back home .. home in his love .. home in his presence .. the home you have longed for all of your life. You were created to know the real rest that is yours when you are at home in Jesus. It only takes a moment … let Him catch you with His beauty and love today. You’ll live differently and love deeply … in Christ…

“God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.” Romans 8:29 The Message

Ken Chester: Grace Gripped is sent M-F to Holy Chased Followers of Jesus and friends of Priority One (ken@priorityone.org)