01.22.04
Pressing In
I’m just barely coming in to a new place in my relationship with God. The idea of hearing the voice of the living God of the universe scares me a little. But I’ve been receiving revelation from Him. He’s talking to me and He’s showing me things.
What is Christianity? Is it being saved? Is it walking in a way that honors God? Having an understanding of the Bible and the theological stuff? Engaging in fellowship activities? Witnessing? “Getting something” out of sermons? Praying and reading the Bible daily? Being baptised? Taking communion? Singing love songs to God? Does that pretty much sum it up? Forget it. I don’t want that. I ask you, how is that any better than Mormonism? Buddhism? It’s just another religion. If that’s all it is then I’m not going to waste any more time being a Christian.
But that *isn’t* all it is. You’re still living in the Matrix.
God knows everything there is to know about you. He knows you better than you know yourself. And you can know Him. Oh sure, you can read your Bible. You can know Christianity. Your pastor might have some insightful things to say on the topic. But the Bible can’t show you, you can’t show you, your pastor can’t show you, who God is. Only God can show you.
Why are you satisfied? Don’t you know there is more? You must come to a place of dissatisfaction with your current relationship with God. Cry out to Him, Jesus I want to know you more, I have to have more of you. KNOWING HIM. That is what Christianity is. Fellowship with God. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all that other stuff shall be added unto you. Don’t you realize that the virgins that didn’t have enough oil were Christians? The men that cast out devils in His name but Jesus knew not? Christians. DON’T BE THEM!!!
God made the Bible, established the church as an accompaniment to personal revelation from Him. In the Bible, there’s two Greek words that refer to the word of God. One is logos which is the written word of God, aka, your Bible, and there’s rhema which is word that comes from God himself. Get the logos in your head, but get the rhema too. Fellowship with God. Get fed. Balance your spiritual diet. Get spiritual exercise. You ever lift your hands in worship? You think people do that just to look all religious and stuff? Try it. Keep doing it. Realize that the Holy Spirit is inside you. Offer yourself to God as a living sacrifice. Tell Him you are His. Mean it. Really mean it when you tell Him how good He is and get a little bit excited about it. It’s not about the singing. He doesn’t want singing. He wants you. The value of your relationship with God is proportional its cost. Take the red pill. Press in.