#Wordfortheweek Week 3 #Personal

And the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing, Genesis 18:17 NKJV

There are few people in the bible whose relationship with God is so special. Yes, God does not show partiality, but these ones are different - like Abraham and Moses. And of course, Jesus. Every time I read their story it creates in me an intense desire for more of Jehovah.

Their relationship was very close and personal. They heard the voice of God directly, not through angels - though they related with such as well. I’m talking about Jehovah, God Himself made an oath in His own name with Abraham directly. Moses saw the back of God and spoke with him face to face!

There was no record of Joseph hearing God’s voice like Abraham or Moses, yet he also had a personal relationship with Him. Jehovah revealed Himself to Joseph through prophetic dreams and he had deep faith in God. And we know after suffering for many years as a slave, he came to understand purpose and he lived a long and fulfilled life.

Our walk with Jehovah is a personal thing. He relates with us at different levels based on His purpose for our lives. I would not imagine being on the same level of relationship with God like these men because they had their own specific purpose in God’s plan. I have mine, nevertheless we can learn from their relationship with Jehovah to build up our faith in His plan for our life.

You can understand too that you are unique and your personal relationship with Jehovah is special. He reveals Himself to you in a unique way for your relationship. Desire to relate with Him as deeply as our heroes of faith. There is no sacrifice required to have such relationship with Him, Jesus Christ is our sacrifice already made.

This year get up closer and personal with Jehovah God.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my life and salvation. Help me to keep my love on You. Help me to seek You with my whole heart. Help me to continually dwell in Your secret place. Help me to walk in Your ways, always. To the glory of Your Holy Name. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

I pray that this inspires you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him in 2020. 

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#Wordfortheweek Week 2 #Intimacy

Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭22:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Jehovah God trusted Abraham and called him friend. There was a mutuality between the two that was incredible. God could not keep things from him. Abraham knew God deeply. When Jehovah told him to sacrifice his only son Isaac, he knew his God would provide the lamb. And God did. What an incredible intimacy, a closeness that was unique between two people.

Abraham was a man that had intimacy with Jehovah God. He had a close relation with God, that by Himself God gave Him an everlasting covenant that through Abraham all nations of the earth shall be blessed (Genesis18:18). 

Over Abraham’s lifetime, we could see his commitment to this relationship, he spent time with God. He also valued the relationship, he built an altar of sacrifice every time he had an encounter with God. Because of this relationship, Abraham became the channel of blessing for nations.

I desire more measure of this level of intimacy with God. I know God desires a close relationship with us as well. We must have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We must be committed to this relationship, by spending time with Him - in studying the word, communicating through prayer and walking the paths of righteousness and holiness.

The depth of your intimacy with God will depend on your level of thirst and hunger in seeking Him. And how committed you are to nurture this relationship with Him.

How about you, will you seek deeper intimacy with Your Lord God Jehovah?

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for blessing me with another year in the land of the living. Your word declared if we seek You with all our heart, we shall find You (Jeremiah 29:13). Your face oh Lord I will seek with all my heart, body and soul. Help me to nurture our relationship in prayer, study of Your words and in my daily living. To the glory of Your Holy Name. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

I pray that this inspires you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him in 2020. 

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#Wordfortheweek Week 1 #Blank

And he said, “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, and said to him, ‘Get out of your country and from your relatives, and come to a land that I will show you.” Acts 7:2-3 NKJV

Imagine you are sitting and starring at a blank sheet of paper and willing the words to appear. As a writer, I understood what it is to have the so-called writer’s block – there is the desire to write but the words just would not come. Or it could be that your mind was clear about what you want to communicate but you are finding it difficult to put into the right words that transmits the message. Sometimes you just go with your instinct especially where you are dependent on the Spirit of God for the revelation.

Abraham was told by God to leave his familiar territory and go to a place he had never been. God basically gave Abraham a blank map. The only thing that was clear was Abraham’s starting location. He had to depend on his God to direct his footsteps on this invisible map. Abraham had faith and complete trust in Jehovah. Even when there was famine along the way, going to war with enemies, parting of ways with his nephew, uncertainty about his heir, Abraham walked with God. And what an exciting walk of life it was.

Last year thought me that our walk with Jehovah must be a walk by His side. The difference with any other type of walk is that He leads the direction and you just step in line with His steps. 

My desire this year is to give Jehovah God that blank sheet of paper and let Him map out the path for me to walk this year. He leads, I follow. I know the destination will be great and the journey exciting!

How about you? Have you mapped out your pathways this year without your God? It is not too late to tear it up and give Him that blank sheet.

Welcome to your new year of walk with our God.

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for blessing me with another year in the land of the living. I commit this year to Your plans for me oh Lord. May Your word be a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. To the glory of Your Holy Name. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

I pray that this inspires you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him in 2020.

#AdeolaAkintoye©

#ajourneytospiritualmaturity2020