Jesus keeps looking for us when we are hiding in fear. Many of us are held back from deeper intimacy with God and others because we fear being exposed for who we think we truly are. Jesus is our stubborn Savior who is relentless in searching for us and his perfect love casts out our fear. When we surrender to Jesus and open our whole lives to him, he embraces us as his own child with unconditional acceptance. We physically experience his embrace through other followers of Jesus who accept us and love us like Jesus.

 

Next Step: Identify anything you are trying to hide from the Lord. Surrender it to him. Find a few Christian friends with whom you can be real.

 

Lessons: Genesis 3:1-10, 1 John 4:15-19, Mark 5:21-34