Foundations March 1, 2011

Tuesday, March 1, 2011 (PRAYER SUMMIT TONIGHT 7pm)

END TIMES READING PLAN: Psalm 118, 147, 149

SCRIPTURE READING

2 Cor 2:10,12 10 …the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God… 12 we have
received… the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. (NKJV)

We are called to experience God’s emotions, secrets and His commitments to us. God wants us to know the deep things of His heart, He longs for us to know the things that are precious to His heart. It is possible for us to know God, to have a deep and vibrant relationship with Him. We do not need to settle for spiritual boredom or for a dry spiritual life. It does not need to be agony for us to pick up our Bibles and spend time reading the Word and to spend time in prayer. We must not settle for less than a life full of zeal for God because Jesus won’t settle for less. We can’t let ourselves be satisfied with a boring walk with God and doing a bit of ministry here and there. One of the biggest differences between Christianity and other world religions is that we can experience intimacy with God. John 10:14-15 gives us insight into God’s heart “I know My own, and My own know Me” (NASB). We can know Jesus in a personal way and be known by Him – Praise the Lord!

PRAYER and MEDITATION

1. Have you been settling for a life of spiritual boredom, for a dry spiritual life? Ask the Holy Spirit for a strategy to break out of this dryness.

2. Spend some time in personal prayer, telling the Lord that you don’t want to be satisfied for less than a life full of zeal for God. Ask Him to fill you with the Holy Spirit, ask Him to give you deeper revelation of who He is and who you are, as His child.

3. Spend some time thanking God for the gift of being able to have a relationship with Him. Confess that you have taken this gift lightly. Praise Him for the promise that you can know Him in a personal way.