COMMUNION
WITH GOD; MAN: REBELLION AGAINST GOD

Among the famous sayings of the church fathers, none is better known than Augustine’s, “Thou hast formed us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee.”…

God formed us for His pleasure, and so formed us that we, as well as He, can, in divine communion, enjoy the sweet and mysterious mingling of kindred personalities. He meant us to see Him and live with Him and draw our life from His smile. But we have been guilty of that “foul revolt” of which Milton speaks when describing the rebellion of Satan and his host. We have broken with God. We have ceased to obey Him or love Him, and in guilt and fear have fled as far as possible from His presence.

Jonah 1:3; Hebrews 10:19–23; Revelation 4:8–11

The Pursuit of God, 31, 32.