Let Us Pursue - Pursue Intimacy (Daily Devotional)

Hello everyone, we're talking about the importance of pursuing God and today we're going to focus on pursuing intimacy with God. Let's begin by reading a couple of scriptures. John chapter 15 and verse 5, ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I in him, bears much fruit; For without me you can do nothing.’ We will also read John chapter 15 and verse 9, it says as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you, abide in my love.’ Jesus is inviting us to abide in Him, to connect with Him and to be a part of Him. Now Jesus is speaking to us what He Himself practiced. We know that in the life of Jesus and even in the ministry of Jesus, He was well connected to the Father. We read about Him in John chapter 1 and verse 18, that He was in the bosom of the Father.’ The bosom of the Father refers to the embrace of the Father. While Jesus connected with the Father, it was not just to be fruitful in the ministry that God had given Him. So, Jesus did not pursue a work relationship with the Father and just that. We find that the relationship that Jesus pursued with the Father is one of love and that's why scripture tells us that he was in the bosom of the Father, in other words, He was in the embrace of the Father. And similarly, for us, as the Lord Jesus invites us to abide in Him. We saw in John chapter 15 and verse 5, the invitation is for us to dwell with Him. We are also told that as we dwell with Him, we will become bearers of much fruit. The life of God flowing in us and through us will not just revive us, refresh us, strengthen us but also cause us to be fruitful for the purposes that God has called us for. So, let's once again take that step of seeking God, pursuing God but above all pursuing intimacy with God. Just one thought here, regarding the life of Jesus as connected to the Father, we observe that Jesus was a man of prayer and that reveals that He had a pursuit after the Father. So, just to encourage us to grow our prayer lives with God, to grow our prayer lives and seek God and spend time with God in prayer and that is one of the sure ways for us to be intimate with God. And as Jesus heard from the Father, we too will begin to hear from Him clearly, we too will become more sensitive to God. So, let's pray for an intimate walk with the Lord, Heavenly Father, we thank you that you have called us as sons and daughters in relationship with you. We pray this day that you will enable us to be close to you, to be in your embrace, to be intimate with you and to enjoy your love and presence in our lives, in Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen. Thank you for tuning in to Living Supernaturally, for more resources to strengthen your spiritual walk, please visit apcwo.org.