WE GROW AND STILL THIRST FOR HIM
Psalms 42:2
I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?
One of the greatest desire of a child is to always be with the parents, however when that child gets to a certain age of demi- adulthood, that feeling of self sufficiency sets in, some even rebel especially if they have been closely guarded from fully expressing themselves.
One other reason for the drawing away from parental guidance is the desire to explore. Peer pressure, virtual contacts and even fictions from books, media and hearsay.
The same way man full of enthusiasm at the new birth could begin to withdraw from the first love when other things present itself.
"We are not taken away the moment we are saved for we must live the life we are called to, the live of a believer"
We must remember that:
1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.
We never get self sufficient, our maturity as believers do not take us away from Him but brings us closer to Him. Selah!
Adam's maturity(which brought sin) made him try to hide from God, our maturity after salvation(deliverance from the power of sin) brings us closer to God. For we live by His Spirit.
Hebrews 7:19
for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Our maturity draws us near to Him and not away from Him. Halleluyah.
We must watch it, yes, that which we think is spiritual maturity that quenches our thirst for God, is a red light. Pause and get it right again.
Psalms 42:11
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Our growth will keep us in Him and not away from Him.
We grow to know Him more, to depend on Him more. This Bro. Paul saw and yet after all his conquest he still said:
Philippians 3:10
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Thus when he prayed for believers he prayed that:
Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Furthermore Peter instructed by the Spirit:
2Peter 3:18
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
May our growth keep drawing us closer to the Heavenly Father.
Glory to God.
He calls us blessed.
Love
@the watcher
I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?
One of the greatest desire of a child is to always be with the parents, however when that child gets to a certain age of demi- adulthood, that feeling of self sufficiency sets in, some even rebel especially if they have been closely guarded from fully expressing themselves.
One other reason for the drawing away from parental guidance is the desire to explore. Peer pressure, virtual contacts and even fictions from books, media and hearsay.
The same way man full of enthusiasm at the new birth could begin to withdraw from the first love when other things present itself.
"We are not taken away the moment we are saved for we must live the life we are called to, the live of a believer"
We must remember that:
1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.
We never get self sufficient, our maturity as believers do not take us away from Him but brings us closer to Him. Selah!
Adam's maturity(which brought sin) made him try to hide from God, our maturity after salvation(deliverance from the power of sin) brings us closer to God. For we live by His Spirit.
Hebrews 7:19
for the law made nothing perfect; on the other hand, there is the bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.
Our maturity draws us near to Him and not away from Him. Halleluyah.
We must watch it, yes, that which we think is spiritual maturity that quenches our thirst for God, is a red light. Pause and get it right again.
Psalms 42:11
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!
I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Our growth will keep us in Him and not away from Him.
We grow to know Him more, to depend on Him more. This Bro. Paul saw and yet after all his conquest he still said:
Philippians 3:10
that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
Thus when he prayed for believers he prayed that:
Ephesians 1:17
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Furthermore Peter instructed by the Spirit:
2Peter 3:18
but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
May our growth keep drawing us closer to the Heavenly Father.
Glory to God.
He calls us blessed.
Love
@the watcher
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