“What? Chuck is running again. Do I really need to go chasing after him again?” Yes, it is true. I have often found myself running from God. I often forget what happened the last time. Thankfully, my heavenly Father, like Superman, chases me down and brings me back to him—the only place where I am truly happy and truly safe.
This verse provides for me the image of God as a superhero, like Superman. He quickly goes into a phone booth. (Who even knows what those are today?) He puts on his Superman cape and comes to rescue us.
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells this beautiful parable. He said, “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine… and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?” (Luke 15:4).
Yes, Jesus is like Superman. He puts on his Superman cape and goes after the lost sheep, the heroine in trouble, and against incredible odds, saves her. If you are running from God, you need to know that God is chasing after you. Turn around. Run back to his arms. Like Superman, he will catch you.
I know from experience that running from God produces a lot of guilt. In his arms, doing what pleases him, is the only place where you can be truly happy and truly safe.
Also, see Want Victory.
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