August 03, 2021
As you look through your neighborhood or workplace and scan the sea of people, you realize there are not many who have found Christ. It is a narrow way, Jesus said, that leads to Him, and most are only interested in the broad path.
Even in the church, thousands know Christ and perhaps have a personal relationship with Him but are not experiencing a daily, conscious sense of His presence. Who are not experiencing Him.
WAITING
Simeon’s story is recorded in Luke 2. He was a “righteous and devout man” whose heart longed for the coming Messiah. He was in the habit of “looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him” (Luke 2:26).
One day the Spirit compelled him to go into the temple, and, to his amazement, Jesus was there, eight days old, brought by his parents. Simeon’s eyes were opened, and he “took him in his arms” and pronounced a prophetic blessing upon him. He experienced what he had waited for all his life.
Simeon looked for Christ. He waited for Him. By following the prompting of God’s Spirit, he was in a position to encounter Christ.
If you desire to know Christ more intimately, to see Him more fully, to encounter Him more experientially, then you must posture yourself in His presence. This is done by turning your eyes from other things and following the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Avoid the noisy marketplace and go into the quiet temple and you will find Him there.
There is far more of Christ than you can imagine. And Jesus longs for you to know Him more fully.
March 27, 2025
When our faith is sufficient to lead us to actually follow God’s plan, we will always see that it is “good, acceptable, and perfect.” These words, as always, are important.
March 11, 2025
God knows what He is about. Always include in your request the greatest prayer—the prayer of surrender. “Lord, Your will be done.” This is the prayer, when humbly prayed, that will always be answered and yield the most valuable result from the God who loves us best ... even if the answer is hard.
March 05, 2025
Every created man or woman must make their choice. What will you do with God? Will you embrace or reject Him? Draw near or run away? Trust and serve Him or doubt God and serve yourself? This foundational choice determines everything.
