How Much of God Do You Want?

Many years ago, a very wise woman spoke those words to me: How much of God do you want? Do I want a God to forgive my sins? I've got it. Do I want a God who rescues me from hell? I've got it. Do I want a God who will take me to heaven someday? I've got it.

Is that all there is to life? Just get my sins forgiven and hope for heaven someday? Do I only live in the past of sins forgiven and the future of going to heaven?

What about the present? What about NOW? Jesus didn't talk about "going to heaven." He talked about bringing the Kingdom of God to earth. He talked about eternal life. Is eternal life merely "going to heaven?"

Eternal life is more, so much more. Eternal life is the life of God IN me. I need God NOW. I need his presence NOW. If he's in hell... I'll go to hell to find him. If he's in heaven, I'll go to heaven to seek him out. If he's on earth... I will search the ends of the earth to find him.

I can't rest in the past of 'sins forgiven' and hope for the future of 'going to heaven.' I gotta have God, NOW. Give me JESUS. He prayed, "Your kingdom COME TO EARTH as it is in heaven. Bring me Jesus. I need him NOW.