Run in

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]” Philippians 4v10 (AMPC)

God desires intimacy with us. He would like us to know not just about Him, but to know Him. There was a point He came to the children of Israel after they left Israel at Mount Zion –He wanted to speak with them. This time, Moses would not be the intermediary. But they in terror shrunk back when they saw the smoky mountain. One other place we see this shrinking back so clearly was at the Garden of Eden, after Adam and Eve sinned. When God came to fellowship with them in the cool of the evening, they hid themselves. They knew they had done something wrong. Many prefer respectful reverence when God is seeking divine intimacy. God is our Father. Fear, condemnation, sin, guilt e.t.c. sometimes keeps us from running to Him. But Hebrews 4v12-14 (TLB) says “But Jesus the Son of God is our great High Priest who has gone to heaven itself to help us; therefore let us never stop trusting Him. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses since he had the same temptations we do, though He never once gave way to them and sinned. So let us come boldly to the very throne of God and stay there to receive His mercy and to find grace to help us in our times of need.” Beloved, it’s time to run to God not away from Him. Yes, running to Him and being intimate with Him means He will expose your weaknesses and shortcomings, and would demand that you live a holy life, but it would also mean Him working with you, chastening you when you are wrong, helping you to live a righteous life and having sweet, wonderful fellowship with your Father. Do not let anything keep you away from Him! Talk to Him, seek His face – He desires to fellowship with you.

Prayer

Our Father and our God, we thank You for Your Word this day. Daddy, we run to You. We run to You to expose our weaknesses and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We run to You because we want to be intimate with You. We want to know You. Help us O God, in Jesus name we pray, amen.