February 10
Men have found Christ in prison (see the account of the Philippian jailer in Acts 16:23-34, read the stories of prisoners of war who found Christ in their dungeon or the conversion of Charles Colson). Men have found the Lord in the course of their business enterprises (see Acts 8:27-38). Men have found Him in every imaginable place and under unfathomable circumstances. Why?
Because He’s ‘there.’ He’s there for man, wherever man might be. He’s there for you—wherever you are. The story was told of a young woman, dancing in a cage at a topless ‘go-go’ bar who received Christ when a man slipped a salvation tract into her cage instead of the usual money that patrons placed there.
There are stories of drunks walking past churches who felt an irresistible compulsion to enter the church and run to the altar where they laid their lives at Jesus’ feet. Why? Because He’s there. One of the Bible’s most glorious passages conveys this truth to us in a way that leaves us fully aware of His nearness to us.
Psalm 139: 7-12 says, “Where can I flee from Your …presence? If I enter heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell …or take the wings of the morning and dwell in the depth of the sea…if I hide in the darkness…(even there shall Your hand lead me).” If we are hungering for Jesus, we needn’t search for Him. He is where we are.
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