dayTHIRTEEN :: One Thing

This is what the LORD says: 

"Let not the wise boast of their wisdom

or the strong boast of their strength

or the rich boast of their riches, 

but let those who boast boast about this:

that they understand and know me,

that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,

justice and righteousness on earth,

for in these I delight,"

declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:23-24 (TNIV)

"A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." 

John 10:10 (The Message)

Real, Eternal, More, Better.

Real, is life lived wholly devoted to knowing Him. Eternal, the evidence of the greatest transaction the world has ever known. More, not consumed by the "cants" of life, but spurred on by the joy of being a child. Better, a life filled with purpose, contentment, and hope.

Thats what intimacy with God brings... joy and hope. Deep down. Not the kind determined by circumstances.

I want to know God, and be found pursuing Him when His Kingdom comes on this earth. I want to be found seeking His face, not His hand or plan. I find Him when I seek Him with all my heart. How true to His Word He is! Hes not playing keep away. I am moved by how much He wants to be found. Hosea 10:12 tells us that it is time to seek the Lord. Lets seek. Lets find. Lets press on to know Him.

Thats the one thing in life to boast about: knowing the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23,24 have been life verses for me since I was in college. Pursuing and knowing Him, I believe, are the keys to intimacy with God. I want the more and better. Its in intimate moments with Him that He quiets me with His love. Its there that He rejoices over me with singing.

Sam Perry is a songwriter, lead worshipper at Grand Parkway Baptist Church in Sugar Land, Texas.

prayTODAY ::

Pray today for F.I.T., our First Impressions Team.  These people are taking the responsibility for transforming the YMCA into a church.  Pete Trivanovich and Wayne Faircloth are responsible for the Trailer/Set-up, Craig Himmelsehr is out in the Parking Lot.  Laura Strood heads up F.I.T. on Sunday mornings in the lobby, and her team includes - Ron and Connie Sillavan, Cheryl Faircloth, and June Culver.  Pray that God fill them up to overflowing that so they will be the types of people that demonstrate and model the welcome spirit of the Springs.