DAILY FIRE:LONGING FOR GOD

LONGING FOR GOD  TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: “The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God’… Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord brings back the captivity of His people” (Psalm 14:1, 7).  DAILY FIRE! I am a part of God’s church-building, kingdom-populating army. Our motto is: heaven full—hell empty!  The wicked man says to himself “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see” (Psalm 10:11). A similar situation troubled the psalmist himself, who asked, “Why do You stand afar off, O Lord? Why do You hide in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1). Indeed, the wish for God to prove Himself is implicit in many psalms, and the frequent plea is: “Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered” (Psalm 68:1)!  The ways in which it was hoped that God might reveal Himself were closely linked to the culture and outlook at the time. Israel, a small, beleaguered nation, visualized God as a mighty warrior coming to champion their cause. Even in Christian times, thoughts of how God might awe the world have varied considerably. So too have ideas about what Christians should do to bring it about.  Renewal has come to the church at various times throughout the Christian era, but it has taken different forms, some of which have appeared strange. It has been said that the history of America is the history of religious revivals. However, God was not simply inactive for seventeen hundred years, until the evangelicals came along. Jesus said, “I will build My church” (Matthew 16:18), and despite everything that has taken place since He made that statement, He has steadily continued to do just that. Be Christ’s church today!  Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2015 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com

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