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Your Quiet Time with God (1)

'Seek first the Kingdom of God.' Matthew 6:33 NKJV

Jesus said, ‘Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.’ What kind of ‘things’ was He talking about? Things like money, houses, relationships, health and jobs. What did He mean by ‘the Kingdom of God’? Living under the rule of Christ each moment and submitting to His will in all things.

When Jesus used the word ‘seek’, He called for three things:

(1) Intentionality. When something important is lost, you must put aside other things and seek until you find it.

(2) Importance. Position, performance, prosperity, and popularity can be good things when properly used. But without the rule of Christ in your life, you’ll always be vulnerable to the devil.

(3) Importunity. No matter how long it takes, how hard you must work, or what you must rearrange, restore your quiet time with God to its rightful place.

The psalmist wrote, ‘When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”’ (Psalm 27:8 NKJV) ‘Quiet time’ has been called many things throughout the history of the Church: morning watch, daily devotions, appointment with God or personal devotional time.

It really doesn't matter what you call it, as long as you have it regularly. Your quiet time with God is just daily fellowship with Him through His Word and prayer. It’s a time you deliberately set aside to meet with Him. The goal is that you might grow in your personal relationship with God so that you can know Him, love Him, serve Him and become more like Him.

written by Bob Gass

 

[robaston]

sis, wonder why this time has to be quiet?

 

[Ophel]

sis, wonder why this time has to be quiet?

May I give an answer?

We need to spend time just silent before God so that we can hear Him speak to our spirits. The silence drowns out all other thoughts, voices, impressions and distractions.


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[robaston]

yes, very true, often told to turn off background music and just listen

what i was aiming at the time to be assertive/decisive in the spirit...not often quietly

 

[Ophel]

yes, very true, often told to turn off background music and just listen

what i was aiming at the time to be assertive/decisive in the spirit...not often quietly

By all means, there is the time to shout!


Shout!

Psalm 95:1-2 NLT

Come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come to him with thanksgiving.
Let us sing psalms of praise to him.

Yes, let’s come, gather together as one heart before the Lord and offer Him sacrifices of praise. Shout loudly in shouts of praise and adoration!

Regularly our pastors instruct us to offer up shouts to the Lord—shouts of praise, of warfare, as at Jericho, of claimed victory, of joy! When we do this, we are released into such joy in the Lord, you can almost touch it! Many wince at the thought of loud cheers and roaring, but if we can roar in a football stadium for our favourite team, we can most certainly roar with praise and adoration for our Most High God! God is pleased with it!

Yes, let’s shout our praise and thanks to our God! He, who has given all He has to secure us an eternity! He, who cares infinitely more than we do for our most basic needs and details of our lives.

Yes, let us lend our voices to music, and offer up songs and notes to our Father who revels in our worship!

Jesus Christ, we thank You and honour You!


Nancy E Smith-Williams
11/20/07


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