October 11 - Holy Living

October 11th, 2017 - Thoughts for your Week

Scripture: Psalm 27: 4

“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.”

Holy Living

Eugene Peterson says; “God cannot fit into our plans, we must fit into His. We can’t use God – He is not a tool or appliance or credit card. Holy is the word that sets God apart. Holy means that God is alive on God’s terms, alive in a way that exceeds our experience and imagination. Holy refers to life burning with an intense purity that transforms everything it touches.”

When we talk about living a holy life, what does that look like to you? Is God a part of your life, or is He your whole life? Do you only think of Him when you are in need of something, or do you bring Him into your daily moments and decisions?

We need to change the way we view our relationship with Him. It can’t be a separate thing for us. It has to be everything to us. We need to give our time to Him until He has all of it. The more we give, the more we will live our lives the way He wants us to live them. We need a revival of our heart and mind, but that won’t happen unless we bend our will to His. We need to be asking for this daily, and laying down our pride that tells us we can do life on our own, our way instead of His way.

Henry Blackaby writes; “Christians lose many opportunities to experience God’s activity because they have not devoted enough time to their relationship with God. If you have not developed the habit of daily prayer and bible study, why not begin now, so that you will be equipped for whatever life brings?”

Are you growing deeper in faith and trust, or are you complacent in your relationship with Him? Is He everything to you or just a part of you? How much of yourself are you willing to give over to Him? Take some time now to consider these questions and pray that He will give you what you need to move forward in relationship with Him.

"A true revival means nothing less than a revolution, casting out the spirit of worldliness and selfishness, and making God and His love triumph in the heart and life."

-       Andrew Murray

"Revival begins in the individual's heart. Let it begin with you on your face alone before God. Turn from every sin that might hinder. Renew yourself to a new devotion to the Savior."

-       Lee Roberson

"Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God's near presence and holiness. Then comes a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow."

-       J.I. Packer

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”

Psalm 51: 10-12