In the beginning, when we first felt compelled to start Golden Community Church, "Spiritual Intensity" was a fairly regular topic of
conversation for the leadership. We
liked the fact that light has an "intensity" that can be
measured. It gives us several
interesting parallels to our spiritual life.
The idea of intensity captures a concept that is very important to us. Over time, this desire for spiritual
intensity has not left us. However, we
haven't specifically talked about it for a while, so I thought we would revisit
it here.
The Bible tells us that God is light, that God is love, God
is perfect, God is righteous, God is holy, and that God is a whole bunch of
other things. If you have been a
Christian for any length of time, these words can become sounds without
meaning. The truth, the reality of any
one of these descriptions of God is overwhelming and awe-inspiring, if you
really internalize it.
Likewise, the Bible tells us that God sent His very Son to
earth, to live in the form of a man, and to die to open the door for us to have
a relationship with Him. For YOU to
have a relationship with Him. He then
rose from the dead, which verified His power over sin and death, and assured
all who receive Him that we will have life with Him forever. Not just living forever, but living in close
relationship with Him forever.
These truths about God are themselves issues of
intensity. Can you think of any more
intense truths than these? And what
reaction should this elicit from children of God?
These realities, and many others about God, should motivate
us to the most intense reactions we could have in life. Intensity in how we seek Him, intensity in
how we get to know Him. Intensity in
how we strive to stay in His presence.
An intensity that never allows anything to get in the way of our
relationship with Him. Ever.
And yet, within the reality of our lives, this appropriate
level of intensity seems impossible. I
have too many other things that I give attention to, that pull at me, that I
WANT to be distracted with. How do we
do what we should do? Does God provide
a way?
These are the things we are talking about, on these pages,
at our worship services at Golden Community, at Bible Study, and within our
relationships.
Join us, read on, and engage the conversation.
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