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There is a difference in being in the omnipresence of God and being in the manifest presence of God. Everyone is continually in God's omnipresence. Satanists, witches, children, adults, preachers and sinners. However, it cost much to press into God's manifest presence. It takes times, effort and passion. It's radically inconvenient to a naturally driven life. God is drawing us into the Holy of Holies, yet we have become satisfied with the outer courts.
John Burton
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12/03/2015
during varsity, the song, “i surrender” by Hillsong was played by the worship team. and i knew i asked God, to help me surrender all the things i hold dear to my life. All kinds of desires of this world i asked him to take it away from me, to help me part with all these things. So many things come in the way of knowing my Jesus and having quiet time with Him or just doing the work of the Lord. Many things come in the way. i asked Him in prayer through the song, to grace me, to test me, to bring me through it. I wonder, how many people, are truly aware of what this song calls for. It is very difficult, for the Lord to have His way in us. I am witness and i have experienced God taking away a lot of the unnecessary and opening my eyes to the things that distract me from doing kingdom work. These three months, in retrospect, i see God carving away at my heart, cutting away all the unnecessary in my life, all that greed, all the pride, all the self-consciousness, all the time for my own self, all the love for money, comfort. Looking back and now, i see moments of my hurt and difficulty but i am glad God was there to carry me out of it, i am joyful to see that He is actually taking away things that actually burden me. In fact, God was sharpening my heart. how deep will people take this song, how much will they ask the Lord to help them surrender? what is it they surrender? i wonder.
What is the most extreme thing i can ask the Lord to help me surrender? the lack of faith.
We as Christians have been beaten up long enough listening to every lie the devil has to offer. For too long you have heard you're not beautiful enough, you're not handsome enough, you're not smart enough, you're not rich enough, you have nothing to offer, you're a fake, you're worthless, and the most deadly lie your past will always be greater than your future. We accept these lies daily because we have empty hands that should be full by picking up our cross daily. When our hands are full carrying the cross our hands are too full to accept any lies the enemy is trying to hand you.
Carlos Aranda
Thoughts on:
Matthew 16:24 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." My devotional question for the evening: what does it mean to take up the cross and follow Jesus? According to the devotional text, it means to face life with long-suffering and self-denial for this is what Christ did when he bore the cross for our sins. This sounds like a really tough life to live! What about the joy and peace and love and freedom that is supposed to come with a relationship with Christ? The text of tonight's devotional seems so dire. But there was a good point later on in the reading. The author states that when we respond to life's difficulties with a Christlike attitude then our lives can be the irresistible evidence that Christ is real. As I reflect more on this I think that's really what "taking up your cross means". It's the act of approaching life in the way Christ would. It means setting aside your own selfish desires for instant satisfaction for a joy that's far more abundant. And there in lies the sacrifice. Our whole lives we have been trained to focus on ourself and find our own happiness. We should shun those that cause us strife and surround ourselves in hedonistic pleasures like food and entertainment and sex. In our society today "taking up the cross" can be as simple as setting aside the time to spend in genuine conversation with God, helping out a fellow man in need, giving of our resources to expand the kingdom even in the simplest ways. But our human nature has brought the "simple" task of denying the self into the realm of the impossible. The thing we tend to forget though is that we never have to bear the crosses of life on our own. When God became man, He bore all of the sins and heartache and difficulty we would ever encounter. He has been made flesh and knows the pain that life can weigh on our hearts. He would never ask us to take up a difficult task and then abandon us leaving us to bear the burden on our own. That's the beauty of our Savior. He has been in our position and taken out place. He knows what it means and feels like to be human. And He loves His creation far beyond the expanses of our comprehension. His strength is always there for us. So taking up my cross to show the world His love for me and all of humanity is the least I can do for everything He has done for me. He's saved my life countless times and will continue to do so for all eternity. My prayer for the evening: "Dear Heavenly Father, please give me the wisdom to cast aside my selfish was and take up the crosses in my life to show the world where my true devotions lie. I know I never have to bear their weight on my own for you give me the strength to withstand anything this world has for me. I pray that I may be able to trust in your strength and mercy and love. Amen."
To follow Christ one must write an obituary to their old self. Bury it. And pick up the Cross in a resurrected new life.
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You are no better than anyone else. Grace and mercy are to be given to everyone not to certain select people, so do not act as though you have earned it. Share it with others as I have shared it with you.
-conversations with my Heavenly Father
