There is a great song out there called, "When God Ran", by Philips, Craig, and Dean.

The chorus says:

"The only time I ever saw Him run, Was when, He ran to me, He took me in his arms, Held my head to his chest, Said my son's come home again, Lifted my face, Wiped the tears from my eyes, With forgiveness in His voice He said, Son do you know I still love you, He caught me by surprise when God ran."

What a powerful song, and most definitely God will run to you when you call on Him, but He doesn’t want to have to do that.

Psalm 34:7 says, "The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them."

Jesus does not want to have to run to you. He wants to be invited to encamp, dwell with you at all times.  If Jesus has to run to you, He gets there in a flash.  However, the fact that Jesus has to run, means that you were at some point not with Him, and therefore in danger.

Invite Jesus to encamp around you.  Tell Jesus you want Him by you at all times.  When Jesus encamps around you, He is already there, before the trouble starts, ready to work for you!

How do you invite Jesus to do so?  4 easy ways.

Philippians 4:8-9 – Think about good things. No one wants to be around a negative person, including Jesus.

Psalm 1:2-3 – Meditate on God’s Word.  Let it speak to you, and God will bring those words and promises to life before your very eyes.

I Thessalonians 5:16 – Rejoice always, sing God’s praises often. We all have cell phones these days.  Play your favorite worship song, sing with it, and God’s presence will be there.

I Thessalonians 5:17 – Be in constant contact with Jesus.  Make sure Jesus is part of your everyday conversations.  Jesus has all the answers, why not include Him more often.

Try one of the above, or better yet, do all four of these and see if your circumstances don’t immediately change, and stay changed, because Jesus is encamped around you!

Don’t make God run to you.  Invite Him to dwell with you always.