To get into our message we need to first understand the original purpose for which God made man - To have relationship with him and to give him glory.
Man was the only created being made in the likeness and image of God. The angels were not made so.
So it is God's will for us to be in relationship with him. To come close to him.
Even though man sinned, his original plan seemed to have been averted but God always has the answer and a "back-up" plan in place to accomplish his perfect will plan and purpose.
He will have his glory in our lives in Jesus name.
So God brought about the redemptive work of the finished work of Calvary's cross bringing back his order over disorder, brought about by the enemy.
God made a way for man to have "easy" access at all times to him - through repentance and the washing of the blood.
Psalm 24:3 - 5
3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
So here are the keys:
The first key then is - understanding that God wants relationship with us, understanding our positioning, through Christ Jesus
The second key is -
We need to all times walk with repentant hearts, not because it is a lawful requirement, but because we all sin, many times unknowingly and we need to be connected to God's heart not just existing in the outer courts.
The third key is -
We will only know God as we thirst after him and seek him desperately. He will show himself to us as much as we seek him. Seek him with our whole heart and we will find him. Seeking God means we seek him first above every other thing, above wealth, above power above anything this world could ever offer us.
The fourth and final key I will give today is hearing God's voice and listening to him. In a relationship there is a two way conversation and in the surrendered life we do more hearing and listening than talking to or at God. If we position ourselves to hear from him and wait in his presence then we will hear from him and when we listen, our hearing has moved us into some sort of action - obedience which is simply following God's leading and doing things his way. This is the Spirit filled and Spirit led life.
I pray you will experience God in a deep and intimate way. In new dimensions as he pours out his Spirit in this season all over this earth. Revival has started are you ready and in position.
Join us on Thursdays for our Zoom prayer meeting and also once monthly for our online service. The next one being March 5th BST
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Passcode: 247696
Walk good in Christ
Till we meet again
Pastor J
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