(Psalm 37:5)
CALCULATE: figure out, surmise, reason, quantify, qualify, predict, manage, reconcile, tally or conclude...
This scripture admonishes us not to calculate without God. It encourages us not to calculate with "evil" in view. It implores us not to calculate with a "rainy day" insight or perspective. The one thing that keeps us from the possibility of worry is bringing God into the "equation" as the greatest "factor" in all of our calculations.
The Apostle Matthew warns us not to worry about our lives (Matt. 6:25-34). In this sense, "worry" equates to "calculate." Worry leads to "double-mindedness" which forces the Believer to make a choice; do I choose my way or God's way? Where do we make the investment? Do we wallow in the pleasures of today or do we store up our treasures for eternal glory in the Presence of the Lord God? It's hard to say. The choice would be easy if we weren't trapped in these wretched physical bodies. Praise be to God that He has delivered us from these carnal "earth suits" with the promise of eternity.
The "congregation" contaminates the process of fellowship with God! I know this is hard to hear, but just check the record. Like a sheep being led astray by a wolf (the wolf leads the sheep AWAY from the Shepherd), the behavior in a "group dynamic" does not promote "individualism." If an individual truly desires an intimate relationship with God, he MUST seek Him in the "secret place." God has reserved a secret place in Himself for every Believer. That place might be walking alone on a warm, sandy beach, a long drive in the country, doing laps in the pool or just sitting quietly in the early morning before anyone else in the house is awake.
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Corporate worship does not satisfy our individual thirst for God; nor does it satisfy God's desire for fellowship with us. I always say the "church" is appealing to the sinner, because it is "very easy to hide in a crowd." I am not being cynical, but it's just the hard truth. Crowds are great for sinners and cowards. You see my friend, when you enter into the Most Holy Place, there is no where to hide! When you go "mano a mano" (hand to hand) with the Creator, you MUST come correct.
The reason why most "Christians" shy away from the "secret place" is because they know for a fact that if they take their sin into the Presence of God, HE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT SIN AWAY! We LOVE OUR SIN too much to risk entering into the Presence of the Lord God! Therein lays the "illusion of safety" created within a congregation.
The true miracle of fellowship with God is that He is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (ever present). The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is our spiritual connection to God's heart, voice and ears. Spirit man to Spirit man.
This is the essence of fellowship with God in the secret place; that you have the ability to remove yourself from the "glory of self gratifying corporate dalliances" under the guise of "worship."
This scripture admonishes us not to calculate without God. It encourages us not to calculate with "evil" in view. It implores us not to calculate with a "rainy day" insight or perspective. The one thing that keeps us from the possibility of worry is bringing God into the "equation" as the greatest "factor" in all of our calculations.
The Apostle Matthew warns us not to worry about our lives (Matt. 6:25-34). In this sense, "worry" equates to "calculate." Worry leads to "double-mindedness" which forces the Believer to make a choice; do I choose my way or God's way? Where do we make the investment? Do we wallow in the pleasures of today or do we store up our treasures for eternal glory in the Presence of the Lord God? It's hard to say. The choice would be easy if we weren't trapped in these wretched physical bodies. Praise be to God that He has delivered us from these carnal "earth suits" with the promise of eternity.
The "congregation" contaminates the process of fellowship with God! I know this is hard to hear, but just check the record. Like a sheep being led astray by a wolf (the wolf leads the sheep AWAY from the Shepherd), the behavior in a "group dynamic" does not promote "individualism." If an individual truly desires an intimate relationship with God, he MUST seek Him in the "secret place." God has reserved a secret place in Himself for every Believer. That place might be walking alone on a warm, sandy beach, a long drive in the country, doing laps in the pool or just sitting quietly in the early morning before anyone else in the house is awake.
Corporate worship does not satisfy our individual thirst for God; nor does it satisfy God's desire for fellowship with us. I always say the "church" is appealing to the sinner, because it is "very easy to hide in a crowd." I am not being cynical, but it's just the hard truth. Crowds are great for sinners and cowards. You see my friend, when you enter into the Most Holy Place, there is no where to hide! When you go "mano a mano" (hand to hand) with the Creator, you MUST come correct.
The reason why most "Christians" shy away from the "secret place" is because they know for a fact that if they take their sin into the Presence of God, HE WILL DEFINITELY TAKE THAT SIN AWAY! We LOVE OUR SIN too much to risk entering into the Presence of the Lord God! Therein lays the "illusion of safety" created within a congregation.
The true miracle of fellowship with God is that He is omnipotent (all powerful), omniscient (all knowing) and omnipresent (ever present). The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is our spiritual connection to God's heart, voice and ears. Spirit man to Spirit man.
This is the essence of fellowship with God in the secret place; that you have the ability to remove yourself from the "glory of self gratifying corporate dalliances" under the guise of "worship."
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