But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. Isaiah 59:2 NIV
We live on a busy street about two blocks from an active railroad track. When our dogs get loose, besides worrying about traffic, I worry about them getting hit by a train. I try to give my fears to God and pray for their safety but I’m still searching for them and trying to ensure their safe return.
Recently, I found Burt at the end of the street circling a chicken coop after escaping out our front door. He was chased away by the chicken’s owners. He crossed the railroad track and disappeared into the weeds.
He soon resurfaced as I called his name but then I heard the clickety-clack of the train. He was on one side of the tracks and I was on the other with a train passing between us. I quickly got separation anxiety!
Separation anxiety is triggered when dogs are separated from their owners and experience distress and anxiety. I was the one with the anxiety, not Burt.
I went to the other end of the tracks and started back home with no sign of my runaway pet. Then on the main drag I saw him. He had traffic stopped in both directions with some out of their cars trying to catch him. I opened the car door and with his tongue hanging out and panting heavily, Burt jumped into the car and was safely on his way home. We were reunited!
Just like the train separated me from Burt, sin separates us from God. We are on one side of the track and God is on the other with sin making it impossible to cross over safely.
Thankfully, God is a loving parent searching for his children. 2 Peter 3:9 tells us that God is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but all to come to repentance. John 3:17 says God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him.
We can be standing in the middle of the road, tired and not knowing what to do and God will come by and offer you that open door. Just climb in and let him drive you to safety.
Don’t let sin keep you separated from God. Don’t live in anxiety and fear. 1 John 1:9 states, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness”.
Just like I sought Burt to bring him home safely, God is searching for each one of us who is separated from him. He wants to bridge the gap, tear down the wall, stop the train of sin and bring you safely home to be with Him forever.
Don’t experience separation anxiety! Be reunited with God today!
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Just Another Dog Devotion 