To Know Him is to Love Him!

"For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." - 1 Corinthians 2:2

To know anyone takes time and commitment. We can never be intimate friends with those we only have a casual relationship with.

We may know a lot about them, but nothing that others do not know. How well do you know Jesus? How much time do you spend in His presence? How much time do you spend meditating upon His Word?

He is calling you and I to the NEXT level of surrender, so that He may claim more of your heart for His Kingdom. How willing are you to surrender your will for His?

We choose, every moment of every day, whether we will draw nearer to The Lord, or further away from Him. What have you been choosing that matters more to you than the Lord's will for your life? Yet, despite our half steps and back sliding, The Lord is continually beckoning each of us to come closer to Him.

Most of God's people know a lot about Him. They can quote His Word and may even serve in some capacity in the church. But, few take the time to sit quietly at His feet, to listen to His voice.

God created us to live in continual communion with Him. But, because of ignorance or laziness or unbelief, few of have a real or intimate relationship with our Lord.

The purpose of surrender is not so that you can boast about how close you are to the Lord. The purpose is the manifestation of God's will in, and for, your life.

When you truly know the FATHER's heart, you will share His burden for the hurting and the lost. You were created for the purpose of sharing God's love for the hurting and the lost, with those who live in darkness and need to know of His great Love for them!

Don't allow your time and treasure to be spent on worldly pursuits-the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. Surrender all that you are to receive His Life. That's the least that any of us can do for the One who surrendered everything (including His life) for you! S