Hosanna Restoration Church

God’s word tells us that as we live in God our love grows more perfect. In other words, we all have a ways to go and without God there is no perfect love, because He alone has perfect love. God is love. Without God there certainly are emotions, but since God is love it is only in Him that we truly learn to love. We are only fooling ourselves if we think there is love outside of God. I used to think I knew what love was. I thought I loved my wife. But when Jesus came into my life I realized that compared to the love He reveals to us and pours through us, I did not love at all.

Today I found myself overwhelmed with love and gratitude to God. Yes I am always thankful and always love God, and no my actions do always reveal that. I wish I could say they do, but God still has work to do on this guy. Anyway, I found myself writing in my journal and telling God how desperate I am for Him. I remembered how a long time ago I was so grateful for the changes He had made in my life that I said even if I did not go to heaven I would be forever grateful for the great life I was experiencing. Then I found out about being sure of my salvation and just moving ahead with that confidence.

As I drew closer to the Lord I said things like, “God you don’t ever have to do another thing for me and I will still love you.” As I drew a little closer, I came to realize that not only did He want to bless me but also I should expect Him to. I learned that we could and should expect God to work in every area of our lives. I learned that I could not out give God, and that it was not wrong to expect Him to do more for me than I could ever hope or imagine. Of course as I learned these things, I rejoiced, as I was able to share these truths with others and encourage them to keep pressing into all the fullness of God. There is so much more to Jesus than we will ever know in this lifetime and that is true no matter how much we have already experienced.

Now as think of how much I needed God nearly 20 years ago, I am again overwhelmed with how much more I need Him now. Back then I just never wanted to lose the little that I did know. Now I realize how much more there is to lose and I pray the same thing I did then. “Lord please never let me back up; always keep me near you.” I had no idea then that He was this wonderful. So now more than ever I simply must get closer to Him.

Oh how I pray that you understand exactly where I am coming from here, and that as you read this your spirit is bearing witness and wanting to shout, “Amen I know what you mean.” If not, all I can say is press in until His love is so real and His presence is so near that you find it hard to breathe. Seek Him until you realize that without Him you have nothing and that there is nothing you desire more than you desire Him. Press in until you could not imagine life without Him.