Tomorrow’s Walk Today’s Treasure
Dear reader,
It is currently after sunset and as I sit here, in my chair, contemplating what to share with you I am also thinking about the details of tomorrow. I find it interesting that with all the tomorrows I’ve been blessed to touch, there have been no two alike. This means I can know about tomorrow, but cannot know it fully until I am there experiencing it. By the time I settle in, it will have already begun drifting into yesterday.
This is much like the soul that does not yet know its desperate need for God. Unaware that He is the only source of life, blindly keeping Him at a tomorrow’s distance from the heart. This position is close enough to appear familiar to those who have not entered into intimacy with God, and yet it is known as deathly distant by those who find their home in Him.
Knowing about I AM is not the same as knowing Him just as knowing the stats of every MLB player doesn’t mean you are in a close relationship with them. You might be able to say you know God, but would His testimony be that you know Him? Being aware of God can point you in the direction of hope, but it is not enough to live in the freedom and authority we have in Jesus. Knowing about God may even be enough for you to believe unto salvation, but it is not enough to enjoy the abundant life Christ came to give us.
We should make it a practice to walk daily with and by His Holy Spirit because as time changes so do your needs and so does His desired self-expression. How you wanted to engage with those you loved when you were 14 has evolved over time as you have discovered more about yourself and how you want to experience the world. What you knew about the Lord before has to be built upon and your capacity for Him has to increase because it is quite possible to have known someone at one stage of your life and know them no longer in the current stage. ‘To know’ is a declaration of intimacy and intimacy is living and growing.
So, today and every day hereafter I urge you to draw closer than you ever have before to the Father’s heart. Do not get comfortable or complacent with your knowledge of our infinite God, nor with your prayer life, nor with your ability to simply sit in His presence and be, but rather put forth the effort to know Him more. Where you seek you will find and where your treasure is there you will discover the truth of your heart.
The most amazing thing happens when you walk in intimacy with God our Father; you begin to see yourself and the world around you through His eyes and this changes everything for the better.
Take His offered hand and never let it go.
Grace & Peace,
Lori LaChelle