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Jun '19
My Beloved
02
Jun '19
by Ronnie Hewitt
Song of Solomon 7:10, “I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.”
The thing about our lives, and something that most people never grasp, is the fact that each one of us were created for intimacy with God, and for this purpose you were rescued from sin and death. In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul lets us in on a little secret: you’ve been more than noticed. God has pursued you from eternity to this very moment. He has had you in mind since before the foundations of the world. And He has loved you before the beginning of time, has come for you, and now calls you to journey toward Him and with Him.
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May '19
Intimacy with God
26
May '19
by Ronnie Hewitt
Jeremiah 24:7 “I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.”
People have many beliefs about God, some good, some not so good. But whatever you believe about Him, I hope you understand that He desires an intimate relationship with you. He seeks it. If you need proof, start at the beginning. Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, knew God and talked to Him. And even after their fall, God came looking for them. Of course, we know they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. We see in Gen 3:8-9 that God called out to them, “Where are you?” This story shows us that even in our sin God still wants us and comes looking for us. The rest of the Bible is the story of God calling us back to Himself.
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May '19
Why Spend Time with God?
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May '19
by Ronnie Hewitt
We all know that every relationship takes time. Well, a relationship with God, while unlike other relationships in many ways, still follows the rules of other relationships. The Bible is filled with comparisons to help us understand our relationship with God. For example, Christ is depicted as the bridegroom, and the Church is depicted as the bride. Marriage is two joining their lives as one (Genesis 2:24). Such intimacy involves time spent alone with one another. Another relationship is that of father and child. Close parental relationships are those in which children and parents have special “alone time” together. Spending time alone with a loved one provides the opportunity to truly come to know that person. Spending time alone with God is no different. When we’re alone with God, we draw closer to Him and get to know Him in a different way than we do in group settings.
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