Psalms 143:6 NLT [6] I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
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Our desires for God increases when we experience spiritual dryness and depth hunger (spiritual feelings) for Him.
Usually, these desires only disappear when we engage in intense prayers. This is not just normal prayers, but a mutual communication with God that draws your heart to Him so you can know what the will of God is.
The next time you experience an inner, spiritual urge, do not hesitate to pray.
For the Christian, prayer is when you engage God in personal, cordial conversation with Him, and you can talk about various issues that is on your mind.
Jesus Christ died and was nailed on the cross. This was the price He paid for our salvation.
When He died, He shed His blood. The Bible says that “without the shedding of blood, there is no redemption or forgiveness from sin.” Hebrews 9:22.
The price Jesus paid was the death and the agony He endured at the cross.
Hebrews 9:28 NIV so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
If Jesus had not gone through this, we would still be in our sinful state, and destitute for eternal destruction.
Romans 5:8 NIV But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Jesus paid the price for our salvation.
He paid it all because He had us in His mind from the foundation of the world.
If you’re like me– a deep thinker, this thought probably has flashed through your mind.
Who created God? How does He exist without a creator?
How does He manage to be alive without being formed or called out from something?
All these thoughts? Crazy thoughts, right?
Gen 1:1 NET In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
The straightforward answer is nobody creates God.
God exists all by Himself through His supernatural power. I understand that a lots of people find it difficult to comprehend, and it up to them to accept and believe or not.
John 1:1-4 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
I have no perfect explanation for God’s existence, but we can rely on everything He says or has said, or the things that happen in the environment as proof of His existence.
Be happy with other people’s successes so that a bitter spirit does not hinder your breakthroughs.
Think of others in a good way.
When you know someone is going through difficult times, empathize with them.
Say nice and comforting words. Sending a text and giving a call goes a long way to make the other person feel important and help alleviate their lonely predicament.
Doing good is better than doing bad. Do I need to say that? Yes, we live in a pathetic world, and a lot of good behavior is fading away quickly.
Do not feel you have arrived and don’t need people in your life.
Watch! You might not have anyone during your downtime if you mistakenly drive them away.
Be at peace with others, but the world is not a peaceful place.
Sometimes, I wonder how Jesus would have lived in our current society.
How about the men of old who set great examples for us? Would they not be disappointed in our present-day behavior?
Regardless of the evil perpetrated in our environment, evil cannot win.
Ecc 12:1 NET So remember your Creator in the days of your youth – before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”
The busyness of this life and all the quest to become a success or achieve greatness makes it easy to forget God.
It makes it easier to forget about our creator than it is to forget our names.
Don’t forget God!
You’ll answer to Him eventually whether you believe it or not.
Seek Him and follow Him.
1 Samuel 12:24 NIV But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.
In my last post, I stated that God is not a mysterious person and that He is approachable.
Today, I am saying that when you talk to God, say every word that you can.
First, I have to explain that God often comes to our level of understanding to give or explain things to us. He does this for clarity purposes– so that we’re not in the dark or confused.
So, when you approach God, you mustn’t try to be “Mister Right”. “Mister Right” don’t get anything from God.
Say what’s on your mind. Voice your concerns. Don’t reserve or mince your words. Remember, the bible says “make your requests known unto God.”
Ephesians 6:18 says “…..with every prayer”, and prayer is talking to God. So, we can say that — with all talking to God.
Therefore, when you talk to God, say what’s on your mind just the way it is. Say everything and don’t reserve.
He’s your friend and also your heavenly Father. So, be free to say it all. He hears everything.
In my last post, I emphasized that Prayer is not just about the usual talking to God or asking that we all do. I am talking about pleading or begging for a cause, not for a short time but a continual or consistent, intentional act that draws the grace of God to move in a given direction.
Prayer- your saving grace
David was known as a man after God’s heart. He loved God, and obviously, God loved him too.
David obeyed all the commandments of God, and he didn’t turn away from following God.
However, David still errs. David had sexual relations with another man’s wife. He went ahead to kill the husband of the woman after a futile effort to clear all traces.
I have often thought that if David, a man after God’s heart, can fall, most likely anyone can.
Nevertheless, David searched for God’s help again and again. He pleaded for mercy. Even the prophet, Nathan, prayed for him. He was very remorseful and acknowledged that he missed it.
David understood the importance of falling and the desperate need for grace. He sought it and found it. This type of action wasn’t an ordinary prayer. It is the pleading and crying to God I talked about earlier.
David would go-ahead to write a whole chapter of Psalms 51 dedicated to this encounter with God.
We need this today– to seek God desperately whether it’s convenient or not. As believers, we must seek God in the darkest moment of our lives. Christians must cry out to Him. Sin must not be allowed to create an unnecessary barrier. It must break! David didn’t wait till he feels right or feels good or until his senses say, ” now, you can approach God”
No, he went immediately after God. Demonstration of action like this is how to avert falling from grace. Never wait a second. Begin to seek God immediately you are down and plead your case for restoration.
God said in Exodus 33:19, And the LORD said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
He chooses one person and the other He reject. Those who disobey Him He punishes and those who humbly ask for forgiveness He pardons.
We need God’s mercy more than we need His material blessings. In fact, if God doesn’t show us mercy, we won’t have life to enjoy the other blessings.
Multiple times the bible says that if we humble and pray, God will heal us, deliver us, set us free, and after a while, He will settle us and establish us.
Let us run to God. Turn to Him for mercy. Mercy is what we need this time.
Will you seek His face and pray and ask for just one thing ? His Mercy.
