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Have you ever been in love? If so, you know the feeling of just wanting to be around that person all the time. You find yourself thinking about that person all the time and all you want to do is spend time with them.

Well, I have news for you today! There is a God in heaven who is head over heels in love with you and just desires to spend time with you!

There was a story in the bible where two sisters who lived together, Mary & Martha hosted a party for Jesus. The sisters got into a fight because as soon as Jesus arrived Mary stopped working and just spent time with Jesus. Martha was mad and then complained to Jesus about it. Jesus to many’s surprised basically told Martha to chill and be more like her sister! At first glance this can seem kind of weird, but not when you realize that Jesus is God in the form of man and you understand who God is.

In Exodus 20:5 God tells Moses that the people shall have no other Gods before him because he is “Qanna”. The word Quanna means to be Zealous or Jealous. Both of these terms describe God. He is a God who is zealous in His love for us! He pursues us, He longs to be with us and He desires that closeness that only love can desire.

Then he is jealous! Not in a creepy psycho kind of way, but in a true love kind of way. He wants to be first like any lover would. He wants all your attention and is unwilling to share it with others, just like one would not share their husband or wife with others.

God is described in the Old Testament as being the “husband of the nation of Israel”. His love for people is just like a husband in love!

So as you pray and communicate with your Lord today, you are not praying to a God who gives you half His time, or a God who is willing to receive half of your time. You are praying to a God who is “Qanna” for you! He longs for those moments when you talk to him. He dreams of those times when you separate yourself and just concentrate on Him. He desires a closer relationship with you. He is a God who is in love with you! Do not ever forget that!

When it comes to manufacturing there are two types of business people. The one who manufactures to make a profit and the other who manufactures to show what he has created.

Both are in business and both provide the public with goods and services. However, when the profits dry up one moves on, but the other keeps creating.

Throughout the Bible one of the most common names associated with God is Elohim. This name while used over 2,000 times is always associated with the Creator God. Many translate it as the God of power or the God to be feared.

However, if Elohim is the Creator God then what significance does that have for you? The significance is that He is the Creator! He is the God who isn’t in the business of making a quick buck and then moving on, no, He is the one who while powerful and to be feared, is committed to you for the long term.

That means when you fail Him, He will not walk away from His creation. When you find yourself broken He will will not throw you out, but work to mend and heal you. When others reject you He won’t listen to the voices of others. When you think you are past it and no longer have anything to offer He knows you still have purpose and desires to use you.

He is the Great Creator, Elohim and He loves His creation.

So as you communicate with God today, whether through words spoken out loud or words you write in a prayer journal, know this; you are communicating with Elohim, the one who does not turn His back on His creation!

What’s that old saying? ‘There’s nothing certain except death and taxes’

This is the truth! Try to avoid paying taxes and eventually the government will catch up with you. Try to cheat death and eventually you will lose. Death is something that is part of our lives. The reality is that everything has a start point and an end point. Not only will our breath one day fail to keep us alive, but every task, every organization, every hobby, every business or institution will one day suffer death. This is just the cycle of life!

However, Abraham that Old Testament patriarch discovered something about God that nothing in this world can compete with. Abraham had just received justice for a previous event in his life when some of his possessions were stolen from him. This event changed Abraham’s perspective on life! I can see him almost having an epiphany like Solomon did in Ecclesiastes. For Abraham he realized that nothing could surprise God. He discovered that what goes around comes around and most importantly he found that God endures through all things. 

For Abraham life was one big journey. People changed, situations changed, culture changed and life changed, yet there was one who did not change. One that did not die and one who did not fail him. We see in Genesis 21:33 that Abraham started to give praise and honor to El Olam. This translates as the God who is everlasting!

This day Abraham discovered that God was not just the God of today but he was the God of eternity! This was a life changer for Abraham. From this day forward he knew that nothing could surprise God for He had seen it all before. He realized that God had been there, done that and got the t-shirt! Whatever life would throw at Abraham from that point on, Abraham knew that El Olam had the answer. 

As you are praying today, you are not praying to a God that will someday die. A God who doesn’t know how things will turn out. A God who is out of His depth. No, you are praying to El Olam! The one who has always been and will always be! The God who is from everlasting to everlasting. He is the Lord who has seen all things and the will endure through everything.

You have a God who does not change and lives forever! Pray with confidence that He has the answer and that He is in control!