We are the temple of the living God..."Therefore come out from them and be separate," says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing and I shall receive you.--2Corinthinans 6:16-17
On the day I first truly understood my sinfulness before God and was broken by it, He set me apart. On that day, I walked, or more correctly crawled or crept, into God's throne room and I return there daily to be refreshed. As I approach Him, He infuses me with Himself with the intent of separating me from everything and everyone who is not part of Him.
He means to make me like Him, the way He originally created all men.
This is what He wants me to see. He not only offers me healing, he offers me holiness.
I must concentrate wholly on God, seeking to please Him, soaking up moments with Him, listening to Him so that I can obey, repenting for my failures before Him. Where I am preoccupied with other concerns, past or present, I do not let Him take hold.
All the people in my life are important, but not I cannot focus on them. They are the platform upon which I demonstrate God. That is why He brings them.
As I draw near to God, He shows me His character for the purpose of changing mine to resemble Him in the way He originally created me. My arena in which to accomplish this are the people and circumstances He ordains and, in the process, as I succeed, He is glorified.
The Lord God not only fills the rearview mirror with His own dear face. If we are looking, He fills the windshield, too.
"All the people in my life are important, but not I cannot focus on them. They are the platform upon which I demonstrate God" - I needed that line today! So much! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou could offer me no greater gift than to say that God spoke through any of this. Thank you.
DeleteYour post reminds me of Paul's words, "forgetting what is behind and pressing on to what is ahead..." (my paraphrase). If we dwell on our past mistakes, we will never mature in our faith. I love what you said here, "The Lord God not only fills the rearview mirror with His own dear face. If we are looking, He fills the windshield, too."
ReplyDeleteMany blessings!
Joan
The sentence that grabbed me was "On that day, I walked, or more correctly crawled or crept, into God's throne room and I return there daily to be refreshed."
ReplyDeleteBeth Moore calls it "God's movable throne room" because He is always available, always right there where we can approach Him.
I am in the middle of my first Beth Moore study and haven't come across this expression, but can just hear her say it...
DeleteAmen ... and Amen.
ReplyDeleteHe goes before us, behind us, beside us, within us.
So glad you linked up. Your words minister to me.
an inspiring post, friend. thank you so much for sharing. e.
ReplyDeleteThis touched me...He does not look in the rear view mirror
ReplyDeleteGreat analogy. Sometimes we cannot see out the front, ahead of us, but we can always see him in the rear view mirror!
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