May 28th, 2021
by Kevin Benton
by Kevin Benton
There is no shortcut to revival or the coming of His presence. God’s glory only comes when repentance and brokenness drive you to your knees, because His presence requires purity. Only dead men see God’s face. We cannot expect others to repent at that depth if you and I are not willing to continually walk in that level of repentance.
The world is tired of hearing pompous churches preaching popular sermons from behind their elevated pulpits. What right do we have to tell everybody else to repent when there are such glaring problems in our own house? Hypocrisy has never been in style in God’s Church, but we’ve made it the main attraction in “our” version of church. What we need to do is come clean and confess, “Yes, we have some problems. Yes, I have some problems too. But I am repenting of my sin right now. Is there anybody here who wants to join me while I repent?”
(The God Chasers, 120-121)
The world is tired of hearing pompous churches preaching popular sermons from behind their elevated pulpits. What right do we have to tell everybody else to repent when there are such glaring problems in our own house? Hypocrisy has never been in style in God’s Church, but we’ve made it the main attraction in “our” version of church. What we need to do is come clean and confess, “Yes, we have some problems. Yes, I have some problems too. But I am repenting of my sin right now. Is there anybody here who wants to join me while I repent?”
(The God Chasers, 120-121)
Reflection by Pastor Kevin
Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. KJV
Matthew 5:8 "Blessed [anticipating God's presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God. AMP
Matthew 5:8 Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! AMPC
Matthew 5:8 "Blessed [anticipating God's presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God. AMP
Matthew 5:8 Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! AMPC
Psalm 24:3 Who shall go up into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His Holy Place?
Psalm 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 24:5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. KJV
Psalm 24:4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted himself up to falsehood or to what is false, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 24:5 He shall receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. KJV
I want to see God! Let that be the cry of our hearts. Let us desire to see God for no other reason than just to see Him Not for what He can do for us. Not for what He can give us. Just because we want to see Him. Let us put aside all that keeps us distracted and all the sin that weighs us down (Hebrews 12:1) Let us seek after God with pure and non self motivated desires and clean hands. Let us repent of our wrong doings and intentions. Let us have a change in our minds that we will seek His face not just His Hands. Let make a decision to seek His face not so He can Bless us, but so we can bless Him with our love and devotion! I don't know about you, but i am not satisficed with how much I know, with how much I see Him, with how much I feel Him. I want more, I need more and I wont stop until I get more. Today, lets make the decision to seek God with all of what makes us who we are, and repent of the things that are keeping us down and holding us back. Let us make the changes today and have our hearts cry out I want to see you God!!! (P.K.)
2 Comments
Yes Amen I do .I want to come clean with God I want more of him . People are ashamed to confess their sins in front of people because they think they're going to be laughed at or condemned or judged if we deny ourselves and we deny our father in front of our friends He to will deny us in front of His Father. but we need to come clean in the presence of God in order to have a revival we need to leave our dirt our schemes our lie everything we do in darkness need to come to the light and ask God for forgiveness Lord I asked you to forgive me for my sins and my wrongdoings I thank you for giving me life I put my life down in the altar to you today rise me up like Lazarus give me life. Father let me sit in your lap and lay my head in your bosom for this world did not bring me anything but grief. I want joy and happiness and I want everyone to have the same. in Jesus mighty name thank you Father for bringing me out of dark for showing me how love comes from a broken body trust in you and I believe in you thank you Father. church is not a concert is a hospital where the hurt goes and I'm one of them but I kid you not best bet you will be heal .that's if you take your meds.(the word).
Amen! Although I am happy where I am today in my life, I yearn daily to know more of our Lord God. I surrender to his will, I want to give him more of me, I want to know more of him. I want to continue to chase him.