-There used to be a commercial for potato chips, that had the slogan "I'll bet you can't eat just one"! I have to admit, if you give me a bag of chips, and you leave it with me, I may just about polish off a big bag myself.
-I've had the same feeling about experiencing God's Presence lately. Once I "get a taste" of His Glory and Power, I want more!
-At Thrive, our Men's Retreat, there were times in our worship, when over 400 men were lifting up Jesus with thundering voices, that I could sense the very Presence of God, Moving among us. I could tell that I wasn't the only one!
-We know that Jesus said "Lo, I Am with you always", but there are times when The Holy Spirit Is Poured out and it is a life-changing experience. In fact, where His Spirit Is, there is Liberty. Chains fall off and wonderful things happen.
-Well...I want more. I'm hungry for His Spirit to Flow like a Mighty River again. When I look at Psalm 27:4&8 in the Amplified Version, David seems to have the same yearning for God's Presence. Here's what he said -"One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple. Vs 8 "You have said, Seek My face [inquire for and require My presence as your vital need]. My heart says to You, Your face (Your presence), Lord, will I seek, inquire for, and require [of necessity and on the authority of Your Word].
David narrowed his desire to one thing. It was what He thought about and yearned for. He wanted God's Presence and required it as his vital need! He wanted to behold God's Beauty there and experience His Power.
-Moses felt it too. As he interacted with His Mighty King, "The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. (Exodus 33:14, 15 )
-May this be your "one thing" too. May you stay hungry for more of Jesus and His Presence in your life, in your church, in your family.
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