Foundational Truths

You may have seen a post on Facebook this past weekend with these words, “God’s presence is not enough.” Pastor Tim explained Sunday the meaning behind this statement. A lot of people (think about the magnitude of this number) encountered the presence of God and did nothing with it. This is true for all of times past to the present day. How do we change this?

If you do not allow yourself to fall in love with Him, you’ll find you have wasted your time building things that do not last. Storms come regardless. What matters is what you have built your life on. The foundation is the most important aspect of a house. Let’s consider Yeshua’s own words in Matthew 7. “Everyone who hears my teaching and applies it to his life can be compared to a wise man who built his house on an unshakable foundation. When the rains fell and the flood came, with fierce winds beating upon his house, it stood firm because of its strong foundation.

“But everyone who hears my teaching and does not apply it to his life can be compared to a foolish man who built his house on sand. When it rained and rained and the flood came, with wind and waves beating upon his house, it collapsed and was swept away.” We must take His word, the teachings we hear, and His presence into the secret place and allow Him to ask us questions. Allow Him to give us direction concerning our everyday life. Complete surrender to the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives will seem odd at first but may we be the people coming out of the wilderness alive with eyes full of fire and passion for one thing. This is what changes the world around you and for generations to come.

Let me leave you with this incredible description of Yeshua describing you, His beloved when you arise from the secret place of your encounters with Him. Song of Songs 8- Who is this one? She arises out of her desert, clinging to her beloved. When I awakened you under the apple tree, as you were feasting upon me, I awakened your innermost being with the travail of birth as you longed for more of me. Fasten me upon your heart as a seal of fire forevermore. This living, consuming flame will seal you as my prisoner of love. My passion is stronger than the chains of death and the grave, all-consuming as the very flashes of fire from the burning heart of God. Place this fierce, unrelenting fire over your entire being. Rivers of pain and persecution will never extinguish this flame. Endless floods will be unable to quench this raging fire that burns within you. Everything will be consumed. It will stop at nothing as you yield everything to this furious fire until it won’t even seem to you like a sacrifice anymore.”

I encourage you to finish reading Song of Songs 8 to hear the Brides response.