“If you feel far from God, who moved?”

In Isaiah 59:2, it says:

“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear”.

A frightening verse!  But what is it that we need to learn from it?  Does it mean that God will not hear our prayers?  No, God always hears our prayers.  Does it mean God will not answer our prayers?  Not necessarily. 

What I believe it’s referring to, although it’s just my belief, is that we will not feel God’s Nearness as clearly.  When we sin repeatedly, faith becomes difficult.  The guilt we feel for our sins creates a wall between us and our Lord.  It’s like a vicious circle.  The more we think of God, the more we think of our sins, the guiltier we feel and then the farther we feel from God…

But fortunately for us, our Father loves us very much.  Just as there is no wrong our own children can do that would stop us from loving them, we can do no wrong that will stop our Father from loving us.  In fact, our Father loves us even more than we could ever love our own child!  I know that is hard to imagine, but it’s true.

So if there is a “sin”, or indeed anything waying on our hearts that’s been keeping us from reaching out to our Father, don’t let it.  Reach out.  Pray.  But don’t wait, for none of us is guaranteed tomorrow.

After all, what’s that saying, “if you feel far from God, who moved?”