Every Moment An Opportunity For Intimacy
(5 minutes)
"Every circumstance and situation that you are in right now, good or bad, is by design. That should make you very excited because that means everything that's going on right now has a purpose. That means in everything that's happening in your life, God is trying to same something to you. Are you listening? Or are you veiled because you value your opinion over His?" (Pastor Tim)
Abba is using every situation in our life to draw us deeper into union with Him. Every moment is an opportunity to encounter Him and have the veil removed. He's inviting us to learn who He is and learn who we are. What does this mean? Like Pastor Tim mentioned on Sunday, it means that every moment, even the most frustrating moments, is valuable, if we'll turn our hearts to Him and allow the moment to lead us to Him.
When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle. (Exodus 13:17-18)
Like us, the children of God are leaving Egypt, but they still have a slavery mentality, and Yahweh is going to use every situation to undo that. Abba is using every situation to change our mind (metanoia) and bring us into the ways and thinking of His Kingdom. And He will not allow us to be in any situation that we're not ready for. "We will only encounter what God has intended for us to encounter." (Pastor Tim)
Let's allow this truth to go down deep in us today, because some of us are walking around in fear and anxiety because we don't believe Abba is directing our steps, and He is. Abba, like any good father, is always mindful of our maturity, and He knows best what our level of maturity can handle and what it can't handle. It would be dangerous for us to be put in a situation that our maturity was not ready for. Abba knows that! We are only encountering what God has intended for us to encounter.
"And Abba is here, bringing situations along, not to frustrate you, not to discourage you, not to make you feel like you're inadequate or you can't do what He's called you to do, it's to invite you into intimacy with Him." (Pastor Tim)
There are no non-sacred moments. We've heard this so much at The Wilderness Place. Abba is inviting us deeper into this truth today.
Will we respond to the issues of our day like they are random, isolated, and unattached from His presence, or will we see every moment as one perfectly designed to draw us into intimacy with Abba?
Beloved One, let every moment pull you even deeper into intimacy with Abba. When you turn to Him with an open heart, the veil will be lifted and you will see.
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Worship: "Make Room" by Community Music
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