How close is anyone to GOD?
How close do you wish to be??
The most important thing in your life is the intimate relationship with GOD!
When it is right God can make things oh so awesome, everything will not go
proper if the intimate relationship is not there.
Philippians 3 (best testimony)
When I look at my relationship with Jesus it is awesome It is what should
be pursued above all else!
intimate a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ?
How would you define It?
It is a close, personal, private relationship with Christ that results in
a _strong_ desire to know Him, trust Him, obey Him, and accept His Love.
Not only reading His word, or going to church, more than just doing works.
Do you want to know Christ more? on an intimate level?
It is not enough to just be saved. The will to know them, development of
a intimate relationship with God. Which disciple seemed to be more
intimate with Jesus? Peter James and John, chose how intimate they wished
to be with Christ. John outlived all the Disciples.
They are not favourites!!
It s the will of God to have a hungering, thirsting, and burning desire
for God! how close are you/ How close do you wish to be? You can be as
close as you wish to be!
The disciples are so lucky to have the time with Jesus and coming to know
Him. We thank god for the Gospel. Jesus responded to Peter John and
James' hungry the desire to know Christ.
The ability to FORGIVE and forget our sins is the greatest Miracle ever!
Allowing us to see god and try to be acceptable to God. The most intimate
chapters are 13,14,15,16,17 of John, when he prayed for them. Children
Ran to Christ they do not come running to an adult!
humbling was Jesus washing their feet continually reminding them he is
going away but His Spirit will be with them, He wished to disclose to
them, the desire to open up to them he transparently naturally caring for
the disciples that they had the joy the same joy he had from his Father.
Abiding in us and Christ abiding within us!
People go to church year after year after year, what has changed? what
have they done? Are they not parked do they no have a sense of desire?
Enabling the person to be what they wish to be?
52 Sundays a year, what do they remember? no they do not remember, notes?
good have a bit longer memory. But if one does not refer to scripture,
How does one know truth? The ones who just come to listen do not take much
with them home to work on God's word. It is learning to have an intimate
relationship with Christ. Why did they come? What is it all about? If
one does not hear something that one puts into practice within that week
then why? Put forth some effort. If it is not there then change church.
Church is all about being and understanding a little more about how to
have a more intimate relationship with Christ. The most important thing
in Life cuz your going to spend eternity with him. So what are you doing
about gaining knowledge of Christ to know who he really is? Cuz you won't
just walk out of church without some principals to place into practice for
the work. Bring you closer to know Jesus! If I do not hear principle to
develop a meaning relationship with Christ then what's it all about?
Change churches. God wants you and me to know who he is! Is God Jesus?
how many know who he is all titles? He is my very life we should know his
ways!! We must come to think like he thinks and know his ways all of them
NOT MAN'S Apostle Paul is a beautiful example of following Christ.
The Most important thing in life is your INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST!!!
Requirements for intimacy with Christ.
1. Spend time with God.
what is your value to spend time with God? It should be above all else
even brushing your teeth or sleep!
2. Listening to God! Then do not ignore it, Do it! When the wife says
something you want her to?? same vice versa, right?
3.Talking to God. Tell him you love him thank him for Christ. Just you
and God God says do it in the privacy of your room. Jesus was alone
spending time with the father.
4. Being truthful, honest transparent with God. tell all he knows anyway
but telling him is showing love for him. Tell him if you do not like what
is said tell him it is hard for you is he upset NO angry? NO he
understands loves forgives and accepts you!
Barriers to intimacy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
1. WILFUL SIN!!
God sees and know when your detracted from placing God first! Surrender
your life to Christ, do it again!
2. Determination to control things
Surrender please! there is no genuine intimacy!
3. Self-centeredness
4. FEAR!! Dumb things that people say is ridiculous the only Action God
takes is LOVE!!
5. Unbelief the But!
6. Too busy - He might be too busy to place your name in his book of life.
The News? It's bad do you not wonder what God thinks and knows of the news?
7. Do not make the wrong choices people.
What is it in your life that is more valuable to you, than a personal
intimate relationship with Jesus Christ who loves you unconditionally, who
will never leave or forsake you who will meet your every need who loves
you with a love that is absolutely indescribable, who sacrificed his life
because he loves you, who's intimate relationship with you can bring you a
sense of satisfaction, fulfilment, contentment, joy, happiness and you
name it it's all there. If your wise enough to make the wise choice to
make that commitment to seek to know Christ at a personal level daily
leave all that you have to be closer to Jesus.
God will never disappoint you!! He who draws near to Him He says He will
draw near to us.
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I pray that Christ Jesus and the church will forever bring praise to God.
His power at work in us can do far more than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.