“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face Lord, will I seek.”
Psalm 27:8
A.W. Tozer asked the question, “Why do some persons “find” God in a way others do not? Why does God manifest His presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle along in half-light of imperfect Christian experience? Of course, the will of God is the same for all. He has no favorites within His household. All He has ever done for any of His children, He will do for all of His children. The difference lies not with God but with us.”
I am thoroughly convinced that a deep, abiding and fervent relationship with the Lord can be measured by the degree which we hunger and thirst and seek after Him. After I was saved for just a short time, I had a real hunger for God; to know and to walk with Him. I did not desire a surface relationship. I wanted to live in the deep end. I found to my surprise that many felt I had fallen off into the deep end. I am speaking of the born again! They dabbled in religion and post card Christianity. What is post card Christianity you ask? It is where one drops a line to the Lord Jesus every now and again; from a distance. I did not care for such a thing. God had saved me and I wanted all of Him that I could have.
I remember reading Psalm 42:1 and my heart nearly skipped a beat and my soul was set aflame, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” Dear believer never let the Luke warmness of another Christian to be water on your heart that is set ablaze for the Lord. Never let the coldness of another in any way shape or form dictate the intensity or desire that you have for Almighty God. Don’t just send a post card, but seek His face and live in the depths of a real relationship with the One true God. You be the thermostat and in doing so you will have an impact on those around as you desire more and more and more of the living God.
Psalm 27:8
A.W. Tozer asked the question, “Why do some persons “find” God in a way others do not? Why does God manifest His presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle along in half-light of imperfect Christian experience? Of course, the will of God is the same for all. He has no favorites within His household. All He has ever done for any of His children, He will do for all of His children. The difference lies not with God but with us.”
I am thoroughly convinced that a deep, abiding and fervent relationship with the Lord can be measured by the degree which we hunger and thirst and seek after Him. After I was saved for just a short time, I had a real hunger for God; to know and to walk with Him. I did not desire a surface relationship. I wanted to live in the deep end. I found to my surprise that many felt I had fallen off into the deep end. I am speaking of the born again! They dabbled in religion and post card Christianity. What is post card Christianity you ask? It is where one drops a line to the Lord Jesus every now and again; from a distance. I did not care for such a thing. God had saved me and I wanted all of Him that I could have.
I remember reading Psalm 42:1 and my heart nearly skipped a beat and my soul was set aflame, “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.” Dear believer never let the Luke warmness of another Christian to be water on your heart that is set ablaze for the Lord. Never let the coldness of another in any way shape or form dictate the intensity or desire that you have for Almighty God. Don’t just send a post card, but seek His face and live in the depths of a real relationship with the One true God. You be the thermostat and in doing so you will have an impact on those around as you desire more and more and more of the living God.
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