Devotion

Desire…is God really all that I want and need? 2Peter 1:3-9; Psalm 37:4

Encounter…do I expect to meet God or is this a religious act? Psalm 5:3; 1 Chronicles 28:9

Visceral…proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking. God put this “instinct” to connect with him into our very depths. Isaiah 33:2; 50:4-5; Acts 17:24-28

Object of worship….is God the recipient of my worship ALL THE TIME or is He just the afterthought during troubles? Deuteronomy 4:39; 13:4; Philippians 2:9-11

Thanksgiving…am I living a thankful life no matter the circumstances? Psalm 34:1
Philippians 4:4-6; Colossians 2:6-7

Invasion…do I welcome God to invade all of me and every part of my day? Jeremiah 10:23; Philippians 2:13; Proverbs 16:3,9

Ownership…whose label do I wear? Isaiah 43:1; 48:17; Ephesians 2:10

Nature of God…whose character (engraving instrument) is sculpting me? 1 Samuel 3:21;
2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 5:22-23; Romans 1:20; Ephesians 3:18-29

Devotion isn’t about a “time” period or a “quiet time”, but rather an encounter that deepens our relationship with God and continues to shape us throughout the day and night. It is when we box God into a specific method or time period we then become frustrated that “the” method does not produce results we expect or have been taught to expect.

So today, let’s resolve to OPEN our hearts and EXPERIENCE the amazing-life changing-awesome-power of God! Not just for ourselves but so others can see Him and experience Him through us (2 Corinthians 4:7)!