"I AM HAVING AN AFFAIR"
I was studying Isaiah the prophet the other day, and the revelation he received from God about one who would come from the root of Jesse a prophecy that was made nearly 750 years before Christ was born of a Virgin. The early aspects of Isaiah was almost as if he was just stating the facts about Jesus and his ministry, but as time goes on it is clear to me that he develop a deep love for the yet to be born King. The later chapters of the book of Isaiah is like a love story, so deeply rooted by his faith. His relationship with God was unquestion, and his love for the one he would not see on this side of glory was amazing.
Just as Abraham believed in the righteousness of God and trusted in him. Isaiah developed a similar form of deep seated faith in the Lamb of God.
The challenge to me is that I now see a new standard for me, to live in such a way that I don't have just a mere relationship with Jesus but seek to go beyond that to have a true love affair. One in which my spirit only desire is to seek out my Lord and Savior, to be so jealous that I must be in him and near him with each and every breath.
This new standard would require of me that I would not be selfish but that I must want for others what I want for myself.
A hard row to hoe? I don't believe so. We as believers when accept Jesus as Lord in our lives we get the gift of salvation, but in that gift we have all that we need. We died in Christ and we arose in him. He took captivity captive and gave gifts to men. He gave us all that we need. I no longer desire to be churchy, I do not desire just to be saved, I longer want to be seen as just a man of God with a title, but one who loves God's Holy Begotten Son so much, that others can see it in my walk, talk and life. To live in such a way that I carry out the Great Commission not just on Sunday's before hundreds or thousands, but one on one without fan fare or praise. I honestly believe we must show others what God's love is and I believe Isaiah is a good format to follow.
Just as Abraham believed in the righteousness of God and trusted in him. Isaiah developed a similar form of deep seated faith in the Lamb of God.
The challenge to me is that I now see a new standard for me, to live in such a way that I don't have just a mere relationship with Jesus but seek to go beyond that to have a true love affair. One in which my spirit only desire is to seek out my Lord and Savior, to be so jealous that I must be in him and near him with each and every breath.
This new standard would require of me that I would not be selfish but that I must want for others what I want for myself.
A hard row to hoe? I don't believe so. We as believers when accept Jesus as Lord in our lives we get the gift of salvation, but in that gift we have all that we need. We died in Christ and we arose in him. He took captivity captive and gave gifts to men. He gave us all that we need. I no longer desire to be churchy, I do not desire just to be saved, I longer want to be seen as just a man of God with a title, but one who loves God's Holy Begotten Son so much, that others can see it in my walk, talk and life. To live in such a way that I carry out the Great Commission not just on Sunday's before hundreds or thousands, but one on one without fan fare or praise. I honestly believe we must show others what God's love is and I believe Isaiah is a good format to follow.
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Comment by Gloria Robinson on April 11, 2009 at 1:57am
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I like this blog.
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