Superman and Lois

“What? Chuck is running. 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.

Phone Booth?

“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

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.

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.

Reasons for Running

• Busyness — Busyness seems to be the way of life today. We need to stop running and ask God for a way back. Thankfully, God put a desire in my heart to please him. If you will focus on that desire, he will make a way back to him.

• Not Good enough – None of us are “good enough.” “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). He did not wait until we were “good enough” to love us.

• Hurt by people – Christians sometimes say hurtful things. This is my message to the church: Being “right” is less important than being righteous. We don’t need to be “right” all the time.

• Angry at God – Bad things happen in this life and this world. These bad things don’t happen because of God.

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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