Category Archives: intimacy with God
Happenings II
Gen.32:4 …“Give this message to my master Esau: ‘Humble greetings from your servant Jacob. Until now I have been living with Uncle Laban 6 …the messengers returned to Jacob and reported, “…Esau …is already on his way to meet you—with an army of 400 men!”
It is not enough to leave Laban’s house, you have to deal with “Esau”. We established yesterday that we all have “Esau” in our lives. “Esau” is that part of us that will sell the birthright in exchange for pleasure. “Esau” wants instant gratification and seeks to satisfy the longing of the flesh. It wants to eat the porridge and still keep the birthright. The “Esau” in us wants to feed habits that are leading us down the drain. Like Jacob, you need to face up to “Esau” and deal with it.
Encounter
Gen.32:5 and now I own cattle, donkeys, flocks of sheep and goats, and many servants, both men and women…10…When I left home and crossed the Jordan River, I owned nothing except a walking stick. Now my household fills two large camps!
Be alert and expectant because God is changing destinies from Jacob to Israel in this season. Jacob and Esau were twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca. Isaac tilted towards Esau, while Rebecca tilted towards Jacob. From birth both sons struggled, even though Esau came out first; Jacob held on to his heel. Esau felt that he had won but Jacob had the birthright in view. He waited for the opportuned time and took it. Note: Jacob took the birthright; he did not steal it – two different things. Esau got really angry and was going to kill Jacob.
iWorship
Ps.147:10 (ERV) “War horses and powerful soldiers are not what he cares about. 11 The Lord enjoys people who worship him and trust in his faithful love. 12 Jerusalem, praise the Lord! Zion, praise your God!
Our final lesson about fine-tuning from prophets John the Baptist and Habakkuk is worship.
Lesson#6. I must worship: Spend time thanking God for speaking to you. Hab.3:2 [LB, emphasis added] “O Lord, now I have heard Your report, and I worship You in awe…” The truth is, when you receive God’s response to a question, it makes you love Him more! There is something about God’s response that deepens our love for Him. I hope you get this because no matter how hard I try, I will Read the rest of this entry
Sing Songs
2 Kings 3:15-1 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. And he said, Thus saith the Lord…
We will kick off our time in God’s Presence today with worship. Do not rush over the words of this worship song. Deliberately engage your mind and imagination as you sing along:
“Lord, I thirst for you and I long to be in Your Presence. My soul will wait on You, Father draw me nearer, draw me nearer to the beauty of Your holiness. I will wait on You, Almighty God, in the beauty of Your holiness. And I will worship You, Almighty God, in the beauty of Your holiness… in the beauty of Your holiness” Read the rest of this entry
My Station
Ps.46:10 [NIV, emphasis added] “Be still, and know that I am God.”
God speaks to people who take the time to listen. When you still yourself, you are better able to listen and God is able to speak to you. He is able to breathe upon you. When the water is disturbed, it is almost impossible to see the bottom of the swimming pool. But when that same water is still, you can see through clearly.
God takes us to a new level [and He will continue to take us higher in Him in Jesus Name], but while we are getting into the flow of Read the rest of this entry
All It Takes
Heb.1:1 [TLB] “Long ago God spoke in many different ways to our fathers through the prophets, in visions, dreams, and even face to face, telling them little by little about his plans”
Hearing God should be part of our daily lives. Hearing the voice of God is what separates great people from average people. The extraordinary edge of knowing the mind of God concerning an issue is the differentiating factor between confused people and the people that have the peace of God. I am praying today that you will be in the category of those that have the mind of God and the peace of God, in Jesus Name. It is important that you hear God for yourself. And as you tune-in to God, you will hear God. However, as you tune in, you will discover that there are different channels through which God speaks.
Back in the day, I knew there was a God and that He speaks. I was curious to hear Him speak and so I just look into the sky and say, ‘Let’s make this easy, write it in the skies so I will know what you are saying’. But over the years, I have discovered that like the radio device, you have to tune-in to hear God. God does not want us to be playing games or guessing. Some people say, ‘Lord if it is you, when I step out of the house let two cockerels crow then I will know you want me to marry that man’. Do not risk your life like that.
The story is told of a man who did not want to spend time reading his Bible. He said, ‘God I want you to speak to me. Anything you show me now in the Bible I will do it’. So he opened the Bible and the first passage he saw was, “…and Judas hung himself”. So he closed the Bible and said, ‘This cannot be You, Lord. I am giving You a second chance, so when I open this Bible now, speak to me!’ Then he opened another portion of the Bible and saw, “…go and do likewise”.
God does not want us to be guessing when it comes to hearing from Him. If you are a child of God, you have the Spirit of God and you have all it takes to hear from heaven. You have the machinery in you to hear from God. Every radio comes packaged with everything it requires to pick signals. There are a lot of voices in the air around you; all you need is the right equipment. But if the equipment is available and it is not tuned, is it useful? It is not.
Prayer: Lord, I thank You for equipping me with everything I need to hear You. I declare that as Your child, I will hear Your voice and stay tuned to You alone, in Jesus Name.
Love And Share!
“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Matt.27:36
What must you and I do to put our relationships with God intact? “Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Matt.22:37-40. Read the rest of this entry
“The Fruit” I
“The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too” Gen.3:6.
Sometimes I get upset that Adam and Eve just sold us short because of one fruit. But I realized that it was deeper than that, satan was not selling the fruit to Eve, he was selling the world. And it is because satan knew that as soon as she eats the fruit, there will be something of his that will be deposited in her as a mole. So she cannot say like Jesus would say, the prince of this world comes and has nothing in me because there would have been something in her. Read the rest of this entry
