O Lord, Thou Art “MY GOD”

Isaiah 25:1  

O Lord, Thou art my God; I will exalt Thee, I will give thanks to Thy name; For Thou hast worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. 
 

Whose God do we serve? Can we honestly say, O Lord, Thou art “MY GOD?” Can we really say that? 

It's great to have second hand knowledge. I believe there are many anointed pastors, teachers, and even prophets right now speaking the word of God. I am even by the grace of God, writing what the Holy Spirit wants me to say through this blog. This is His blog not mine. But there has to be a point when we dive in for ourselves. We can't just be in the boat and hear Jesus call us. We have to experience it. We have to step out of the boat and have a personal relationship with Jesus.  

That is what He is calling all of us to. James 1:22 says in the Amplified Bible, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, (actively and continually obeying God’s precepts), and not merely listeners, (who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning), deluding yourselves, (by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth). 

It's great to go to church Sunday and hear the pastor talk about God. We all need that.  It's great to read a “Christian” book and get encouraged by someone else's testimony. It's even great to hear a “Christian” song speak and edify the name of Jesus. (Music is my daily buzz.) They are all amazing. But they all can't compare to or take the place of our own personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He has to be our first love. We have to be so in love with Jesus we want to be with Him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We should go to church, not to just hear a word from the Lord from the pastor. That word should confirm the word the Holy Spirit has already given us that week, that day, or even that hour. It will be confirmed in our Spirit because we have had personal one on one time with Jesus. Consistent time alone, reading the Bible, seeking God in Prayer. Then being quiet, and letting Him speak to us while we mediate with Him. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” 

So many of us have had times in our life where seeking God was like shopping for grocery's or going to a restaurant for fast food. We just want to get a frozen meal and reheat it. We listen to a sermon or YouTube video from the past, where someone is sharing their personal experience. But it is not our personal experience. We go to a drive-up window and get a to go meal to eat, because we say we are in a hurry. But God wants us to go shopping if you will, and get all the ingredients to make a meal ourselves; make a meal from scratch, a home cooked meal. Wouldn’t you agree, that home cooked meals are always better?

I'm sure you are like me, and right now you can think of and even taste in your mouth, a home cooked recipe. It could be something you make or someone in your family has made in the past. Those memories of that food excite all of our senses in our body. God made us that way, to remember that personal experience that we saw, felt, touched, tasted, smelled and enjoyed at home. That home cooked meal. 

Jesus is the same way. He wants us to have that personal time with Him, and Him alone. Time, seven days a week, not just Sunday or a YouTube video here or there. Time, not in a rush or hurry. Time, set aside every day with Jesus, like Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek first His kingdom...” 

What time is it? It's time to let the Holy Spirit talk to us personally. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog today and I pray it was an encouragement. But now we need to pick up our Bible and let the God of the universe speak to us. If He truly is our best friend, what are we waiting for? All we need is Jesus.

"All We Need" was one of my favorite songs growing up. In 1979, a husband and wife group called Farrell & Farrell put out the song on the album titled, A Portrait Of Us All. Listen to it  and see how ahead of its time, it really was. It's still a great song today and deserves continued air play so we go.
 
All we need is Jesus. We should all seek Jesus personally everyday and say what Isaiah 25:1 says,

O Lord, Thou Art “MY GOD”