He IS

I have been thinking today, about God and how incredibly big He is.  The reality of Him, and how great it is.  I think when we are not careful, the world can scoot into our lives and take up the places of our lives and hearts that only He should reside.  Thus leaving only a small space for Him, and Him not being the core center in us, from which all else stems.  The reality of Him then becomes less than central to the very purpose of our being.  Other things become the purpose...the idols that are held in His rightful place.  

Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless. 1 Samuel 12:21

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’  Luke 4:8

Then He becomes only a mere thought, one such as, "I'll seek Him some other time, but for now life is good and all is well."  This thought is extremely unsettling to me.  The message that I'm trying to extend is diluted as I cannot fully express with words the importance of this reality: God is very real.  

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. James 2:19

The spiritual realm is very real.  There is a very real spiritual battle going on.  

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12

And whether we choose to acknowledge this now, or wait for a better time (which our next breath is not promised us)... there WILL BE a coming day in which we WILL acknowledge God in all of His glory.  A day in which we say, "Jesus IS Lord."  This reality cannot be escaped!  

It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” Romans 14:11

 ²² “Turn to me and be saved,
   all you ends of the earth;
   for I am God, and there is no other. ²³ By myself I have sworn,
   my mouth has uttered in all integrity
   a word that will not be revoked:
Before me every knee will bow;
   by me every tongue will swear. ²⁴ They will say of me, ‘In the LORD alone
   are deliverance and strength.’”
All who have raged against him
   will come to him and be put to shame. ²⁵ But all the descendants of Israel
   will find deliverance in the LORD
   and will make their boast in him.

Isaiah 45:22-26

So my plea is this: Loved ones, know that this is not a game.  

 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21

Let's seek God, with all that we are.  That He would be our everything, as nothing that the world has to offer compares to what we have in Jesus.  There should be nothing that our hearts desire more than Him, as He is the source of what we truly desire.  Of the things our hearts desire in this life...love, peace, grace, mercy, etc... they are only a mere shadow of the real God who IS.  Whatever else that may be filling up His rightful place in our lives...must be rebuked.  For He is the One True God, and no matter how much we may think we are in control... the truth is, we are not.  God is still and will always be in control.  So all of the efforts of fighting this fact will be wasted.  Submit to Him.