Hebraic Musing – How Hard are We Trying to Follow After God?
How does Psalm
63:8 apply to us? “My soul clings to you; your right hand
upholds me.” We have been granted prevenient grace which
means that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought out the
man. And we know God’s son came to earth
“to seek and to save the lost”. God also
put in us the urge to seek a ruler/god and there’s a plethora of world religions
attesting to that.
God is drawing man, how does man
respond? “No one can come to
me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last
day.” John 6:44 NIV And “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul
pants for you, O God.” Psalm 42:1
We are all wanting eternal life, or
would like to have it. “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3
God is a person, so a relationship with
Him needs to be cultivated personally to help us grow in appreciation of His
Glory. Full
knowledge of one person by another cannot be achieved without long and loving
conversations, and the process is never complete. That relationship is very personal, not just something
we do as a body of fellow believers.
Since we are made in His image, we possess the capacity to know Him and
to interact with Him.
Meanwhile,
the concept of religious conversion has been made mechanical; faith can now be
exercised without a real impact on moral life or embarrassment to our Adamic
ego! Christ can be received without
creating any special love or respect for Him.
Looking at Holy men and women in the past, we sense and admire their
heart and their desire and their calling after God. Moses sought God and made a daring
request. “Now show me your glory.” And God answered by showing Moses His
backside!
David
is another OT saint who serves as an example of a serious seeker of God.
How
many “Christians” have recognized God and “found” Him, but now that they know
of Him, they are no longer seeking? And they
are no longer seeking further revelation(s).
How has this affected or resulted in some smug interpretations of the
Bible? Instead of seeking His Glory,
churches are focused on programs, methods, organizations and activities. Result, they know God imperfectly and the
peace of God scarcely at all. How many
“saved” men are not hungry; nor are they thirsting after God? In fact, they’ve been taught to be satisfied
and encouraged and to be content with little, relying on – “I am not saying
this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the
circumstances.” Philippians 4:11
And “But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”
1 Timothy 6:8.
Does
our prayer life need to be stripped of theology and focus on the “God that made
thee”? And why did He make me?
Concluding prayer
–
O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me
thirsty for more.
I am painfully conscious of my need for further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire.
O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing;
I thirst to be made more thirsty still.
Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed.
Begin in Mercy a new work of love within me.
Points
to ponder
Have we ever asked God to “Show me your Glory”?
Are we seeking God for His Word, or do we let teachers
seek for us?
The man who has God for his treasure has all things in
One!
Are our prayers really a personal conversation? Who are we talking to?!?!
Oh God, show me thy glory! And BTW, have a Merry Christmas
Yosef a.k.a. Joe
Brusherd
December
24, 2024
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages exploring the Hebrew roots of our
faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly “Hebraic
Musings”
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