how bad do we want to spend time with God?

There is a strange thought that I’d like to share with us as we begin our day. Some things we would be better off with than without. But some of those things we don’t know about. That is why God so desires to reveal Himself to us, for us to enjoy His presence and His sweetness.

By coming to know God we will long even more for His presence. It is like spending time with a friend. You remember that person from earlier times, and you want to spend time with them again. When we get to know God, we want more of Him. Get to know Him.

Psalm 56:13 NLT
For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.

God rescued us. That is salvation. He keeps us safe and strong daily, and that is our God who loves us and wants to spend time with us. Get to know Him even more.

Luke 15:20 NASB

So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.

The story of the prodigal some tells us a little about how God loves us and how He responds to us when we return home. He longs for our presence. God has compassion on us. He embraces us no matter what we’ve done because we want to return to Him.

Psalm 78:38 NASB

But He, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; And often He restrained His anger And did not arouse all His wrath.

We come to know and want His compassion, His forgiveness and His love. The opposite of compassion is not want we want, but we have experienced it as well.

There is a reward to waiting on and coming back to God. Claim this with me:

Isaiah 40:31 NASB
Yet those who wait for the Lord Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

My desire is to know God and to spend time with Him. The more time we spend with God the more we will know Him and want Him.

Psalm 63:1 NASB

O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 42:1 NLT

As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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