:: Your body in heaven ::
Who today trembles at the Word of God? It seems to me that there are but few who really live with a passion for God - especially a passion just to be with Him. Today there is such a noise coming up before the throne of the Most High - the clamor of so - called praise, singing, and joyful shouting. But I wonder if the same people who love to sing and shout, loudly exclaiming the praises of God, really have such an intense glory in their secret life with the Lord. When the meeting's over and there's no one there to listen except the only One who matters, do you still have that same passionate joy in your spirit, just to be alone with the Living God?
If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His presence with no TV, movies, or singles' retreats? You'd be bored to tears in heaven, if you're not ecstatic about God now!
How could God invite you to heaven, where the most exciting thing to do all day is gaze upon His glorious face, if you're not in heaven right here on earth when you're alone with Him? Do you think that after you die, suddenly you'll be in heaven and "presto!" all at once you're not going to like worldly things anymore? All of a sudden you'll love more than anything else just to hang out with God, when you couldn't stand being alone with Him even 20 minutes a day?
What God seeks for today is a Church full of dead men and women. Dead to themselves, that is - and alive to their Beloved!
Let me pose you this question.. If you suddenly found out that you only have 3 days left in the world, what will you do? How will you spend the remaining times on earth? After you find out, Live that life everyday....
True worship is not going to church, is not singing songs, is not shouting Halleljah... But its how you live your life to please God and seek His will, not yours.
If your heart takes more pleasure in reading novels, or watching TV, or going to the movies, or talking to friends, rather than just sitting alone with God and embracing Him, sharing His cares and His burdens, weeping and rejoicing with Him, then how are you going to handle forever and ever in His presence with no TV, movies, or singles' retreats? You'd be bored to tears in heaven, if you're not ecstatic about God now!
How could God invite you to heaven, where the most exciting thing to do all day is gaze upon His glorious face, if you're not in heaven right here on earth when you're alone with Him? Do you think that after you die, suddenly you'll be in heaven and "presto!" all at once you're not going to like worldly things anymore? All of a sudden you'll love more than anything else just to hang out with God, when you couldn't stand being alone with Him even 20 minutes a day?
What God seeks for today is a Church full of dead men and women. Dead to themselves, that is - and alive to their Beloved!
Let me pose you this question.. If you suddenly found out that you only have 3 days left in the world, what will you do? How will you spend the remaining times on earth? After you find out, Live that life everyday....
True worship is not going to church, is not singing songs, is not shouting Halleljah... But its how you live your life to please God and seek His will, not yours.
Lord, if it pleases you, it pleases me. @
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