I believe that our generation of people, Christians and non-Christians alike, lacks a sense of reverence and wonder toward God. We want to bring God down to our level, to the commonplace. He is God! Although we have direct access to Him as His children, we should never forget that this access was purchased with the precious blood of His only Son. No one who truly understands this ever enters God's presence without a sense of holy awe. No one who comprehends the incredible price paid at Calvary ever takes their relationship with God for granted. But so many of us do. Look around in your churches today, see very many dressed in their Sunday best? Not many. Even the reverence for God's building, the church, has diminished to the point that shorts, tank tops, short cut dresses, revealing blouses etc., etc., are now the norm. Would we really be so bold as to stand in the presence of our Holy Father that way?
"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh." Hebrews 10:19-20.
We will never truly understand God and the way He relates to us unless we first comprehend a true sense of His holiness and His demand for holiness among His people. If we are in God's presence, we are on holy ground! The way we dress is just the tip of the iceberg for many of us! We must never act as if it were God's purpose to make us successful, rich, carefree, anything of the such. Also, it's preposterous for us to become impatient when God does not answer our prayers when and how we think He should! He is God, we are not!
As we meditate on the price Jesus paid to give us access to the Father, we will come to treasure our prayer time with Him. Worship will become a privilege we seize with gratitude. Scripture will be dear to us as we strive to be holy in all that we do. Some of us think that times change, and they do, but our reverence for our Lord God Almighty should NEVER CHANGE!!
My statement to you today is: if you have lost your reverence or your wonder at the incredible gift of salvation that has been given to you and me, you need to revisit the cross and witness your Savior suffering for you. How priceless God's gift of salvation is! May God Almighty be praised!!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
"Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh." Hebrews 10:19-20.
We will never truly understand God and the way He relates to us unless we first comprehend a true sense of His holiness and His demand for holiness among His people. If we are in God's presence, we are on holy ground! The way we dress is just the tip of the iceberg for many of us! We must never act as if it were God's purpose to make us successful, rich, carefree, anything of the such. Also, it's preposterous for us to become impatient when God does not answer our prayers when and how we think He should! He is God, we are not!
As we meditate on the price Jesus paid to give us access to the Father, we will come to treasure our prayer time with Him. Worship will become a privilege we seize with gratitude. Scripture will be dear to us as we strive to be holy in all that we do. Some of us think that times change, and they do, but our reverence for our Lord God Almighty should NEVER CHANGE!!
My statement to you today is: if you have lost your reverence or your wonder at the incredible gift of salvation that has been given to you and me, you need to revisit the cross and witness your Savior suffering for you. How priceless God's gift of salvation is! May God Almighty be praised!!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
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