My God, Is It Personal
Daniel 9:17-19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to and heed the prayer of Your servant [a][Daniel] and his supplications, and for Your own sake cause Your face to shine upon Your sanctuary which is desolate.18 O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and look at our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You for our own righteousness and justice, but for Your great mercy and loving-kindness.19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, give heed and act! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.
Every child goes through a phase in their development where they claim everything as their own. They Say it is mine, or just the word mine. For children that age everything that they possess or take possession of, for them becomes theirs and it becomes very personal. Even some adults you will find will fight you tooth and nail because it is their item, their children, their idea, etc. When we view something as ours and our mind becomes locked upon the concept of possession and ownership, and when we lay hold to the concept that it is ours we are not ashamed to let people know that it is ours. We claim it, lay a hold of it and if anyone dares to attempt to gain access to it, defile it any way or misuse it we are not having it.
God claimed us even when we were lost. He reached out to us and attempted to save us and redeem us. We say He is our Savior and Lord but why is it so difficult for us to lay claim to Him. Why is our relationship with God not yet become personal? Why are we only claiming him with our mouth but not by our living? Those are interesting questions. Our Bishop one Sunday morning in worship, when we were singing, Awesome, originally song by Charles Jenkins, pointed out that “there is something about when we claim God as our own, there is something about when we make it personal.” I know every time I sing a song that identifies God as my own it does something on the inside of me that brings me to tears. Whenever I cry out to my God in worship or in prayer I can’t help but find myself in a place of weeping, because it is personal, my relationship with God means a whole lot to me and I consider Him “my God.” Just as when I was a little girl and my cousins would visit my thought was this is my daddy, and I often felt as if I didn’t want to share him, that is how I feel about my God. Not that I neglect to share His goodness, His power and the benefit of knowing Him, but that my time with Him, is just that and I don’t want it disturbed, interrupted or tampered with in anyway.
When we approach the throne of God or time with Him is it something that we take personal, do we value Him and being with Him above all else, or do we just regard time with Him as something we should do? My Good is awesome, My God is a healer, My God is a provider, My God is my strength and My redeemer, My God is a miracle worker, My God is my savior, My God is my source and my peace. My God is my Lord, My God is my Father, My God is my friend, My God is all I need and My God hears me when I call. My God is mine and He is my very breath and air. You see My God is all of this to me and I take what we have together very personal. So, who is He to you and how personal is what you have together?
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