Encouragement
Deeper Connection (Jeremiah 29:12 – 14a)
“Then you will call to Me and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord.” (NKJV)
Last week’s eWord was from Jeremiah 29:11, which assures us that God has good plans for us His children. Today the Lord invites us deeper into connection with Him as we look at Jeremiah 29:12-14. He reminds us that He is not some distant being, but a covenant keeping God who loves relationship and connection with the ones who call Him “Father”. He invites us to draw nearer in prayer, and to sincerely seek His presence and His face in the knowledge that when we seek Him, we find Him. When we knock, the door will be opened for us. He is a Father who hears and listens. He is our awesome eternal Lord who does not play hide and seek but lets Himself be found when we seek Him. Wherever you are in your walk with God, there is more for you, and He wants you to know that every step you take towards Him, He takes many more, running towards you with His arms open wide! He is just waiting to fill you with a deeper revelation of His love.
Jeremiah 29:11 tells us that God has good plans for us, but how can we know what they are, where we are meant to be, and what we are supposed to be doing with our lives? By calling to Him and seeking Him in prayer and worship. This is not a prescription for perseverance or to increase our hours of prayer. It is an invitation to deepen the quality more than the quantity! We know this because these verses say that we will seek Him and find Him when we seek Him with all our hearts. It is all about the heart. It is about falling in love with our Bridegroom Jesus, and the relationship we can truly enjoy with Him through the Holy Spirit. It is about enjoying Him and developing our communion with Him, about hearing His voice and beginning to understand the many different ways in which He speaks. It is about waiting for Him and knowing His presence even in the midst of a crowded room. Dear friend, the Almighty Yahweh, God over all creation, is inviting you to encounter Him and know Him heart to heart, and face to face! He is assuring you that you will not be disappointed in your search for Him because He is already beckoning you closer as you read this message, stirring your heart and causing a hunger for more of the beauty of who He is.
“Come to Me; taste and see that I am good. You will know a deeper satisfaction than from the finest food. I am calling you deeper to hear my heart; to fall in love, to have a fresh start. Forget religion and just step into Me. I have more for you this year than you ever hoped to see. I want to touch you and heal every part of your life. I love you and gave My life for you, My beautiful Bride. Will you give Me your heart? Will you receive My love? Will you let Me fill you with more of My Spirit? Will you talk to Me and cultivate this deeper relationship with Me?”
I say “yes” to His invitation, and “yes” to more of His Spirit! I say “yes” to it all because Jesus died so that I could have the best, the most, the deepest relationship with God. This year is going to be so good because of a closer connection with Jesus through the precious Holy Spirit. God loves you so much and has amazing plans for you. He has plans to fill your life with His presence and show you what awesome things you can achieve, what heights you can reach, when you fill yourself with Him. If this is what you are longing for this year, you are in complete agreement with Heaven. You are in alignment with God!
Draw near to God and know that He is drawing nearer to you! (James 4:8). Open your heart and your hands, take a big, deep breath, and let the Holy Spirit fill you! He has answers for all the questions you have. He has more in store for you!
Minoli Haththotuwa, 23rd January 2017
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