What do you really want? I pray that my answer to that question would always be “more of Jesus.” But we are often lured away from our first and true passion by other loves. When is the last time you let Jesus invite you to want more of Him?
Picture encountering Jesus face-to-face. Imagine that He Himself asks you these two questions: “Who is it that you are seeking? Have I been among you so long and you don’t know Me?” (John 20:15b, 14:9).
Who are you seeking today? Do you want Jesus so passionately that you can’t imagine spending a day without him? Do you know him so intimately that you come together with him in love, new life is conceived, and the fruit of love is coming forth?
The following guide is a call to the heart of God. Give yourself the gift of time. Slip away with the Lover of your soul for an hour, an afternoon, or a day and soak in this.
1. Get still. Sit before Him to communicate with Him. Read (Psalm 46:10; 2 Samuel 7:18; Revelations 3:20; Habakkuk 2:20). Write your response to Him.
2. Draw near to His heart. Read (James 4:8; Psalm 42:1-2; Isaiah 55:1-3,6; Psalm 65:4, 73:28, 84:1-4,10). Write your response to Him.
3. Seek His face. Read (Matthew 7:7-8, Psalm 27:4,8; Psalm 63:1-8; Hebrews 11:6; Jeremiah 29:11-14). Write your response to Him.
4. Spend time in His presence. Read (Exodus 33:14-15; Psalm 16:11, 89:1; Isaiah 29:13, 63:9; Lamentations 2:19; Jude 24-25). Write your response to Him.
5. Spend time knowing Him better. You cannot love someone you do not know. Let Him teach you who He is through His names and attributes. Each one reveals something about Him. Encounter Him in His Word. Read (Matthew 11:29; Jeremiah 9:23-24; Philippians 3:8,10). Tell Jesus that knowing Him is the most important thing in all the world to you. Write your response of adoration or sing Him a song.
6. Tell Him all those things that you are willing to count as nothing compared with knowing Him and seeing His glory (Philippians 3:7-8): your ministry, your reputation, your personal strengths, your intellect, your pride, your self-sufficiency, your will, your ambition, your relationships, your job, your sins, your failures, etc. Say, “I give it all. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing” (1 Chronicles 21:23; 2 Samuel 24:24). Give all that you know, and then open yourself up for God to show you new “all’s.” Write your response of surrender and commitment.
7. Be overwhelmed with the awesome Person speaking to you. “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3). Receive His unfailing love. Let the Father hug you and pour His love into your heart by His Spirit.
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I really do feel like crying. That was a very inspiring message there. People who do not have the honor of knowing JESUS will not have any feeling reading this wonderful message. Spending time in the presence of God is the best moment in one’s life. I encourage everyone to spend more time with God. Talk to him as ur bestfriend, ur sister/brother,mother/father,boyfriend/husband. I talk to him as if I can really see him. Once again, that was good.
Sylvia, thank you so much for piecing all those marvellous scriptures together to help us draw closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. How wonderful to know that he wants us to experience in our hearts his presence with us, and his overwhelming love for us.
Even when there are times or ‘seasons’ when we don’t feel he is right there with us, I always think of Romans 8:39b – there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ…
so touching, encouraging
without him we cant live a meaningful life, am really crazy for Jesus. He is my breakfast, lunch, sapper, sleep, dream he is everything to me
Thank you Jesus for Loving us, for you name is holy.
Encouraging!
Being in His presence gives us all peace and happiness and fearlessness! How wonderful it is!
In order to enjoy this sublime life, we have to lose manythings that we hold dear to us for a long time. Many of us forget this fact.
But God reminds us through His servants! Thank you Ms. Sylvia. May God bless you richly.
Today is my anniversary of profession as a religous sister.It is an amazing journey, of love and service to Jesus and to humanity.Through all the joys and sorrows that life has brought,HIS love transforms our life and will touch the lives of others.it is a blessing to read these messages that can touch the Heart. thankyou.
it really is wonderful i read it all and followed up with the Bible.It was really like speaking to God and i felt relieved inside me. Thank you Jesus
Well written and very inspiring and so true!!!Oh do pray I do get these inspiring messages!!!
All I can say is Jesus is very real to me and has done wonders in my familyfold….so wonderfully
well its so hard for me to describe!!! and I am a Roman Catholic….This has taken me time to
reconsile….may many years!!!I was teribly jodgemental and this took much time….for did Jesus
notcommand us not to judge!!!Jesus is MY LORD AND MY GOD!!!I spend much of my time praying
for others for Jesus…