A Deeper Place
Pastor Adam L. Richardson, Sr.
God started working in us before we got saved. See if you can identify with this. It seems for the first two years of our lives in Christ, we seem happy and fulfilled. But about that third to third and half years of our being in Christ, we may feel a little void or empty. Like, what’s going on?
In some instances, this is God bringing us to that deeper place. He does it on purpose because we have stayed in one spiritual place too long. (Selah) Now some people don’t understand what’s happening so they don’t yield to the work God is trying to do in them. Did you know that God is always calling us to a deeper life in Him since the day we came out of our mother’s womb?
It’s God wanting to do more in us and through us. But, the place that we are in-He can’t use us. He is saying He’s not satisfied at where we are, so He makes us unsatisfied. We are so accustomed to God doing things for us. But, now it’s time for us to do for Him. Like, He has a world for us to tell about Jesus. Let me say everything. Some people interpret it wrong and they quit on God. How could that be the right thing to do? It’s not. They haven’t applied themselves to the Word or been faithful to fellowship so they don’t know what to know. But, God can help us all.
2 Corinthians 3: 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
This scripture gives us a picture of the spiritual development that God desires for us. The verse can be divided: 1. Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ 2. Love of God and 3. Communion of the Holy Spirit. Most of us are familiar with the grace and love of God. To go to a deeper place in God, it is vital that we understand the communion of the Holy Spirit. Communion conveys 3 different ideas: #1. Intimacy, #2 Partnership and #3 Responsibility. As we have intimacy, a deep, deep closeness with the Holy Spirit, it will bring us into partnership with Him. In partnership with Him, there are no secrets. The Holy Spirit reveals things to us. This is where He teaches us everything God has assigned for us to do. As you commune with God, expect:
- To learn how to live after the spirit (not the body or mind).
- To learn how to walk in the power of God.
- To learn the voice of God.
- To have the mind of Christ.
- To pray effectively.
- To receive directions from the Holy Spirit.
- To become sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
- To learn how to walk in the God-kind of love!
CLBC, God doesn’t want us to just have a church experience, but He wants us to have a spiritual experience! He wants us to live, every day, in the consciousness that the Holy Spirit is in us (spirit). He is there to help us and bring us into spiritual maturity-where we not only receive from God; but we will grow up in Him, so He can use us to release His power to bless others. We will walk in love and the people will know we are God’s disciple! We will love the way God loves us. We will make a difference to all those that we meet, in Jesus Name. AMEN!
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