A Fresh Encounter... We live in busy times. For many Christians, sadly, church is just an item on their weekly checklist, and they think that attending a service fulfills their spiritual duties. As a result of this thinking, God seems distant to them, so in turn they feel unexcited about His work in their lives and they have a lack of compassion for the unsaved. Such believers find it easy to start to act in a worldly fashion. But our heavenly Father desires an intimate relationship wilt all His children. As in the times of the Bible, He still has personal encounters with His people-- sometimes to comfort us, sometimes as an encouragement, and at other times to guide us and still other times to convict us of our sins. In Isaiah 6:1-9, the prophet Isaiah wrote of one such encounter with the Lord. Isaiahs reaction to the holiness of Gods presence was a profound recognition of his own sin: Woe is me! For I am undone and ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of people with unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Hosts. (v. 5 AMP). As the prophet experienced, when God reveals His presence to us, we are likely to be overwhelmed with awe as well as a sense of our unworthiness. Then, as we humbly respond in repentance or obedience, we, too, will know that our sins have been forgiven (v.7). We cant manipulate or create divine encounters, but we can make them possible by being available to God. Are you spending time with the Lord, praying and reading His Word? Or has your life become to busy and your spiritual walk too mechanical? Ask God for a personal encounter. Spend time praising the Lord, confessing sin, and surrendering all areas of your life to Him. Then with great expectation watch for Him... Read: Isaiah 6:1-9
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:56:05 +0000
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