Intimacy: July 3, 2014

TODAYS WORD FOR THURSDAY JULY 3, 2014.

INTIMACY

DEFINITION:

A close, familiar, and affectionate personal relationship; a close association with or deep understanding of a place or a person.

Scripture:

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord; but He is intimate with the upright. Proverbs 3:32.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Do you have an intimate relationship with the Lord? Many believers in Jesus today do not have the exciting experience of having an intimate relationship with their Lord. When a believer finds the Lord as their Savior and accepts Jesus into their heart they receive God’s divine nature.

When you have the Lord in your heart he is there to be part of you and is waiting to guide you through each and every situation in life that you face just for the asking.

The verse in Revelation 3:20 describes the intimate fellowship the Lord desires to have with us. It reads, “Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and will dine with him and he with Me.”

Jesus makes it very clear in the scriptures as He was teaching His disciples His message to all of us. He expects us to come to Him, follow Him and abide with Him. You come to Him by accepting Him as your Savior. You follow Him by reading His Word and communicating to Him through prayer. You abide with Him when He is in your heart and is dining with you and you with Him (Revelation 3:20 above).

When you abide with Him you know what is right and what is wrong. You know that light does not mix with darkness. You know that being holy does not mix with sin. Jesus is knocking at our hearts door wanting to share with us His divine nature.

The key to making this a reality in our lives is communicating with Jesus through prayer and reading His Word. Prayer is a time saver for a believer. Let us share with you several things that prayer will do for you so you can have the exciting opportunity to abide with your Lord. Prayer eliminates confusion. Prayer lets you know when you are thinking about making wrong decisions. Prayer eliminates worry and anxiety. Prayer produces calmness and peacefulness. Prayer gives us confidence. And prayer sharpens our discernment.

Life becomes exciting when you have an intimate relationship with your Savior. We urge you to start your process today and respond to the Lord who is knocking on the door of your heart.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Romans 12:2.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

PRAYER:

Help me to learn what it means to have an intimate relationship with You. May I open the door of my heart to You so You can come in and abide in me. May the intimacy of my relationship with You make me a shining light for You in a dark and evil world.