Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
As parents, we always desire to spend time with our children, regardless of their marital status or age, and we are more than happy to offer them counsel and wisdom whenever they have a need. If we, as earthly parents, have such a strong desire to be close to our children, how much more does our Heavenly Father desire to spend time with us and share His wisdom and insight with us when we seek His opinion?
Hebrews 10:22 (NKJV) let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
The book of Hebrews encourages us to draw near to God with a true heart and full assurance of faith. We can approach God confidently because we have been forgiven through the blood of Jesus Christ. Our sins and lawless deeds are no longer remembered by God, and our conscience is clean and pure because of His sacrifice.
James 4:8a (NKJV) Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
God is always ready and waiting for us to come to Him. We should not be afraid to approach Him because we have been made righteous in Christ and have been given the position of sonship. We can be assured that we will be well-received by our Heavenly Father because of what Jesus has accomplished for us. We need to have childlike faith and run to our Heavenly Father with open arms, expecting a warm embrace. He desires a close relationship with us and wants us to seek His guidance and wisdom in all areas of our lives.
However, some of us may be afraid or hesitant to approach God. We may feel unworthy or ashamed of our past mistakes and sins, but we must remember that God has already forgiven us, and we have been made clean and pure through the blood of Jesus. We should not allow our past sins to torment us anymore because they are all under the blood of Jesus.
We can approach God boldly and with confidence because of what Jesus has done for us. Therefore, we need not let fear or doubt hold us back from drawing near to our Heavenly Father. We can come to Him any time and expect Him to listen and respond to our prayers.
God desires to walk with us daily, and He has given us four safety nets when we seek Him for the important decisions in our lives, which are the Word of God , the inner witness of the Holy Spirit, godly counsel, and dreams and visions. However, we need to cultivate the spiritual habit of drawing away from the crowd to be silent before Him, and as we dwell in His presence daily to seek His face, He will grant us His wisdom to live out His will for our lives.
Sermon Series: How Much More God
祂也渴望我们去寻求祂
马太福音 7：7-8你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。 因为凡祈求的，就得着；寻找的，就寻见；叩门的，就给他开门。
作为父母，我们总是希望花时间与我们的孩子在一起，无论他们的婚姻状况或年龄是如何，只要他们有需要，我们都非常乐意为他们提供建议和智慧。如果我们作为地上的父母，都有如此强烈的渴望与我们的孩子亲近，那我们的天父岂不更加愿意花时间与我们一起，并在我们寻求祂的意见时与我们分享祂的智慧和见解吗？
希伯来书 10：22 并我们心中天良的亏欠已经洒去，身体用清水洗净了，就当存着诚心和充足的信心来到神面前；
希伯来书鼓励我们以诚心和全然笃定的信心来到上帝面前。我们可以一无挂虑地来亲近上帝，因为因着耶稣基督的宝血我们已经得到了赦免。我们的罪恶和不法行为已经不再被上帝记念，因着主的牺牲，我们的良心已然洁净。
雅各书 4：8a 你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。
上帝总是准备好等待我们来到祂面前。我们不应怯于亲近祂，因为我们已经在基督里被称为义，并被赋予了儿子的位份。因着耶稣已经为我们成就的，我们可以确信自己会得到天父的悦纳。我们需要有孩童般的信心，张开双臂奔向天父，期待祂温暖的拥抱。祂渴望与我们建立亲密的关系，希望我们在生活的各个领域寻求祂的引导和智慧。
然而，有一些人对于就近上帝会感到害怕和犹豫。我们或觉得自己不配，或为自己过去的错误和罪感到羞耻，但我们必须记住上帝已经赦免了我们，我们因着耶稣的宝血已被洗净了。我们不应该再让过去的罪折磨我们，因为它们都在耶稣的宝血遮盖之下。
因着耶稣为我们所做的一切，我们可以放胆且满有信心地亲近上帝。因此，我们不需要让恐惧或怀疑阻碍我们亲近天父。我们可以在任何时候来到祂面前，并期待祂垂听和回应我们的祷告。
上帝渴望每天都与我们同行，当我们就生命中的重大决定寻求祂时，祂已经给了我们四个保障措施，即圣经、圣灵的内在见证、敬虔人的忠告，以及异梦和异像。然而，我们需要养成一个属灵习惯，那就是远离人群，在祂面前静默，当我们每天沉浸在祂的同在里去寻求祂的面时，祂必将祂的智慧赐予我们，使我们能够活出祂对我们生命的旨意。
讲章系列：“岂不更多“的神
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