A
reminder for today
"And
Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship
and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the LORD sees every
heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But
if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.” (1 Chronicles 28:9)
How are you my dear friend? What was your week like? I am
thinking about you today and all that you might be facing or have faced or yet
to face and these words of David to his son Solomon just lifted out of the Word
of God. I know now that I have to remind you that you must worship God
completely and seek Him so that you can know Him intimately.
My dear friend, on our victory journey this week we
started with the reminder that we must be strong and courageous and then we
needed to seek God with all our heart and soul so that we can be good gatekeepers
of our thoughts. To continue our journey it is clear that we must have an
intimate relationship with the Lord and David points out three very important
things:
One: Worship and
serve him with your whole heart and a willing
mind. David goes on to remind us that the Lord sees every heart and knows
every thought. David says that we must worship God with our whole heart and willing mind. That willing mind makes it clear that we must condition our thoughts and
our mind to worship God all the time. It is a willing mind that chooses good over evil and nice words over bad
words. It is our willing minds that
make us look at people without judgement and keeps us from self-idolizing. It is
our willing minds that put God first
at all costs.
Two: Learn to know
the God of your ancestors intimately. It is so important that we study the
Word of God and get to know God more intimately. We need to make time in every
day and in every moment to be with God and to hear His voice. A closer and more
intimate relationship with God will make our other relationships stronger and better
and we will know which relationships are good for us and which ones we should
avoid.
Three: If you seek
him, you will find him. Jesus mentions this in His teachings in Matthew 7 - "Keep on asking, and you will receive
what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the
door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who
seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.” Come my
friend and let us seek the Lord our God in every place we find ourselves and in
every day. From the early rays of the sun that breaks through the darkness to
the late hours of the day when all is quiet and asleep. Let us seek Him in our
own lives and in the lives of everyone we meet. Let us seek the Lord with a
willing mind as we learn to know Him intimately.
I pray that these words of David will be engraved in your
heart as we take on today, in the name of Jesus.
“When
we are born into God’s family through our faith in Jesus, God gives us the
capacity or capability to live as his children.” – Pedro Okoro
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus
Cheers