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Psalm 63 

A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
God, You are my God;
I search for You,
my soul thirsts for You,
my body yearns for You,
as a parched and thirsty land that has no water.
I shall behold You in the sanctuary,
and see Your might and glory,
Truly Your faithfulness is better than life;
my lips declare Your praise.
I bless You all my life;
I lift up my hands, invoking Your name.
I am sated as with a rich feast,
I sing praises with joyful lips
when I call You to mind upon my bed,
when I think of You in the watches of the night;
for You are my help,
and in the shadow of Your wings
I shout for joy.
My soul is attached to You;
Your right hand supports me.
May those who seek to destroy my life
enter the depths of the earth.
May they be gutted by the sword;
may they be prey to jackals.
But the king shall rejoice in God;
all who swear by Him shall exult,
when the mouth of liars is stopped.

















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4/19/2020

What Happens Now??

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Here we are in the week after Resurrection Day and we are still being forced to distance ourselves from people. We cannot even approach family in the same state without others looking at us funny. I miss being around people I care about as I'm sure you do too. Some states are slowly beginning to allow businesses to open but need to keep certain physical distancing in place. I have a feeling that many people will be too scared to venture out still but when the money runs dry they will be forced to. The government cannot keep giving out money that it does not have unless they take it from big business yet they will come up with reasons not to and control their connections to keep their lifestyle. Why am I going this direction? Because we cannot find God if we are too afraid to look.

God has brought families closer. Folks, let me be honest. This is a good thing unless the family was a complete mess in the first place. If the family did not know God before how are they going to trust Him now?? Sure they can see churches, worship music, and other religious places online but there is no true repentance in a song. There is no true repentance without prayer. There is no true repentance without knowing God. I have heard of families saying they watched one mega church online and are now zealous for God. Other families have given themselves over from watch people sing worship music one time. That is not being repentant because they do not understand how the whole thing with God works.

God is already present but it is up to us to find Him in our heart. there is a difference between having a religious experience and being in God. God doesn't want us just to believe, He wants us to commune with Him in all things we do. People who just believe do not have the right relationship without giving up the things that cause them to sin. Jesus tells us in His moment with the adulterous woman were He saves her from death then saying, "Go and sin no more". Are you saved if you give your life over and continue living in your sin? NO. Is it okay to boast of your sin especially in a building filled with believers? Absolutely NO. Why do people think it is okay? Because they do not know the difference between believing and being. Believing is having faith reading the Bible and maybe following God's Word while still living in the world and the sin you just cannot escape. Being in is having full trust in God, following and acting upon His Word while being in communication with Him daily while giving up your worldliness, repenting of your sins and not returning to them. Believing is knowing that Jesus died for our sins and that is good enough. Being is Understanding why the Word came to us in the flesh, studying the Word and Keeping it on and in the heart while sharing it with others through relationship building.

Believing is religion, being is relational. God wants a relationship with us. God does not want the blood sacrifices of old or lip service. He wants us to be genuine in faith, trust, and action through faith. He wants our repentance to be genuine, not constantly asking forgiveness for the same sin over and over. He wants us to live for Him not our own desires for all glory is God's and not our own.

So what happens now? Do you want to just believe or do you want to be in a relationship with God. Do you want the world and death, or in the Spirit and life. Are you willing to give up everything for God? These are the choices we must make: To be active in true faith or reactive in the world. To be known by God and get to know Him or to be known by God and ignore Him. To have a loving relationship with the Father or not reciprocate at all. The choice is yours. As for me and my house, we choose God.

In His Loving Arms,
Rob, Servant of God   

       

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