A Sweet Invitation: Called to Draw Near
October 01, 2025
Whole stories can unfold just by observing parent pickup time. You notice it as a child’s eyes light up when they spot their parents, in the expression that unfolds across their face, or in the sweet embrace that follows. In the flash of a routine moment, a story of relationship is told, and you witness what the child believes about the one they’re running to: Am I safe? Am I loved and known? Will I be welcomed wholeheartedly?
And isn’t this often a picture of our own relationship with God?
October’s spiritual theme is Called to Draw Near, and to some, this call may feel like a burden or a cause for shame. For others, it rings like a sweet invitation.
What we believe about God shapes every aspect of how we approach Him. In Ephesians 1:15–23, there is an abundantly rich store of truth about the One we’re called to draw near to: He is identified as the “glorious Father,” who gives the “Spirit of wisdom and revelation,” and who longs to be known by His people. He is the One who offers steadfast hope, who declares His people as His “glorious inheritance,” and who is the source of “incomparably great power” for those who believe.
This is the God we have the privilege of drawing near to! He is the heavenly Father whose embrace is an invitation to experience “life, and have it to the full,” (John 10:10).
This October, I’m praying that the truth of who God is, as revealed in His Word, would shape our response to His invitation to draw near. I pray we’d deeply know and experience the love in which He first drew near to us. His mercy is our safety, His love is unwavering, and His welcome is wholehearted.
