ONE WITH GOD

I just watched the movie Pacific Rim. It was a lot like Godzilla vs. the Transformers, except that the Transformers were called Jaegers. Here’s the interesting part: inside each Jaeger were two people whose brains were somehow connected so that they could fight monsters better. These two people knew each other’s thoughts and memories, which of course led to a romantic interest between Raleigh and Mako, the hero and heroine. The thought of being understood by someone is very appealing, and in the real world, God is better at this than anyone else. He makes the effort to search us and know our hearts and our ways (Psalm 139:1-3). To those who believe in Him he gives His mind (1 Corinthians 2:16). But God unites with us in a much deeper way than this. When we give ourselves to Him, He puts His Spirit (i.e. Himself) in us, and we become one spirit with Him (1 Cor. 6:17). His love is poured into our hearts (Romans 5:5), making it possible to be one with Him who is love. God creates in the human heart a desire for belonging, acceptance, and permanent, faithful, intimate love. We have these desires because we are made in His image, and He has these desires. Life is about following the desires of our hearts to where they take us: straight to God. The Lord Himself is the fulfillment of our deepest desires, and we are the fulfillment of His.