Intimacy and Communion I

Text: Psalms 119:2
More lessons: Deut. 4:29
Bible Reading in one Year: Psalms 91-93

Whatever we regularly commune with, we attach intimately to. The purpose of prayer, worship, study , congregational meetings, and every other exercise, activity and act of service we do in Christ is that as we commune with the Father in the name of Jesus and by the leading of the Holy Spirit, we may intimately know him for ourselves. Communion is powerful. Friendship without communion is a mirage on the highway. You cannot be intimate with a person you have refused to relate with.

This is why faith in Jesus is more than just another religion, it is a relationship. It is not man trying to reach God, it is God stretching his mighty hand and loving heart towards frail and dying humans all over the world filling us with His love and touching us in ways no one else can.

It is about sons and daughters of Zion getting lost in The Father's embrace. It's more relational than functional. It’s not just about principles, it's more about the divine presence that empowers the principles. We must press into the divine presence to enjoy intimacy with God. Moses saw the burning bush for a start, he saw the Red Sea split like walls on either sides, he saw ten plaques from God descending on the most power nation at the time, he saw food dropping from the skies for the children of God, amongst other things and in my opinion he witnessed more manifestations of the literal presence of God than any singular leader in history.

Nevertheless something kept burning inside of him with flames so hot and wild until he couldn’t hold it anymore one day in prayer and he cried out and said 'shew me your glory'... And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. Exodus 33:18. That is not the cry of a church goer, nor a give me-give me get rich fast Christian. It is the voice of one that is overwhelmed by deep hunger and strong desire to dive into depths of intimacy with the Father. Technology today has surrounded us with fast food, fast cars, fast communication, fast therapy e.t.c. So the 21st century Christian is tempted to import the idea that we don't have to wait for even God. We can just fast track our morning prayer over a cup of coffee and there is no harm done. But the Word of God insists that we cannot find God except we seek him with all our heart. When it comes to the pursuit of the presence of God, until everything goes into it, nothing comes out of it. No price is too high to pay for the presence of God. For he is more real than everybody in the world put together.

Prayer/Action
*Thank the father for continuous access into his presence.
*Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with deep hunger and thirst for consistent communion with him.
*Pray for discipline to seek God diligently.
Seek God diligently and consistently.

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