Where art thou?
Gen. 3:9
Art thou hiding thyself away from Him who would send thee forth to do His own blessed work in His own way? Oh, let me say to thee this morning, “The Lord hath need of thee.” It may seem to be only a little thing He has for you to do, but it is an important one. He has “need of thee.” Turn not thy back upon Him; put not thyself out of the way of being employed by Him; do not begin by laying down laws for thyself as to what thou wilt do and what thou wilt not do; but cry out from the very depth of thy heart, “Here am I! Send me.”
W. Hay Aitken
Samuel G. Hardman and Dwight Lyman Moody, Thoughts for the Quiet Hour (Willow Grove, PA: Woodlawn Electronic Publishing, 1997).
It is not enough to just be present in this world for God is not just present in this world. Jesus did not come into this world to just be present but to show us the love of the father for His creation. We cannot earn the Love of our father in heaven because His love is present eternally. In His grace His love is given for all who accept it without any need to earn it. He is our guide through the love we accept from Him. Living in His love transforms us into images of our creator. We become living images of Christ. We live in the love of Christ as active imagers of God.
