Monday, March 28, 2011
END TIMES READING PLAN: Ezekiel 36-37
SCRIPTURE READING
John 21:15 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you."
The Lord is jealous over all our other loves, He is jealous of all the things that eat up our time and attention. Often good things can hold us back in our relationship with Jesus, good things like family, career, and children. How do these things stand between us and the Lord? It’s really quite simple, they cause us to loiter. Most people could easily find more time to spend with Jesus, but they don’t because of loitering. What does spiritual loitering looking like? It’s being idle, aimless, lounging around and wasting time. Multitudes of God's people spend their time endlessly loitering - idly spending time with friends or lolling in front of a TV. We loiter away so many precious hours - and we neglect our Lord and Savior! God is as jealous lover, and He hungers for a Bride that will voluntarily choose Him. Do you seek Him when your time is your own?
PRAYER & MEDITATION
1. Ask God to reveal to you areas in your life where you are loitering. What does spiritual loitering look like for you?
2. Spend some time in prayer, asking God to grow your love of Him. Tell Him that you want to love Him more than the things of this world. Ask Him to fill you with His love so that you can give that love back to Him. Tell Him that you want to give him the attention that He deserves and cry out to Him to show you how.
