God And Christian Life Essay Research Paper

God And Christian Life Essay, Research Paper

A healthy, vibrant, growing and happy Christian life requires a regular routine

of communion with God through prayer, study His Word, and in Christian service

to mankind. Like eating, sleeping, and exercising, it demands daily attention.

And like our bodies, our spiritual life quickly withers and dies without

spiritual food. I. Communicating Your Mind with Him The story of Enoch is a

great example of a man who spent much time in prayer and communion with God. In

fact He kept his mind in tune with God in every respect of his daily living.in

thought, in word and in deed. To him prayer was as the breath of the soul; he

lived in the very atmosphere of heaven. Because he lived so close to God, he was

translated to heaven without seeing death. How can we achieve in our individual

life the same holiness that characterized his, a state that will enable God to

place us among the 144,000, to seal us, and to take us home with him without

seeing death. Friends, only Time Alone With God will give us the experience of

Enoch. The disciples had worked hard fulfilling Christ.s commitment. But now

after their return from their missionary journey. He invited them to retire to a

quiet place with Him. They needed to enjoy not only a little rest but also a

period of close communion with the Saviour. .And he said unto them, Come ye

yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. (Mark 6:31). In the

close and private setting with the future apostles, Jesus could communicate

freely with them, correct their mistakes, encourage them, strengthen them for

the great task they were soon to do. As did the disciples, we too require the

refreshing company of the source of all power, comfort, and wisdom. Every child

of God vitally needs precious moments of private communion with Him. In our

hurries and worries of life, even in the work of God, every Christian must have

time dedicated to his private devotions. The Master.s loving reproach to the

busy and concerned Martha also illustrates this point. .Martha, Martha, thou

art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary

hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. (Luke

10:41,42) Every one of us needs .that good part, which shall not be taken

away..to sit quietly at the feet of Jesus, like Mary, and commune with Him.

But the time factor is extremely important. As Enoch spent hours alone with God,

we need to devote enough time with Him. We live in an age of hurry. Many voices

require our attention. And we try to do everything briefly. Our meetings, our

presentations, our articles, our interviews, are short. But one thing still

takes time, even in our day. To develop a love relationship we must invest time.

The young man who falls in love with a girl wants to spend as much time as

possible with her. As he courts her, he does not count time by the watch.

Neither does she. And the more time they take to be together, to communicate

with each other, the more they know each other, the more they appreciate each

other, the more intense their love becomes. Friends, our private hour of

devotion alone with God is an absolutely vital need. Every Christian must

meditate alone and talk with his Father alone. It was during his hour of

seclusion with God when Jacob won his victory, when his character received the

needed divine touch and he consequently received his new name. Paul really

changed the whole aim and direction of his life during the three days he spent

by himself with God after his encounter with Jesus on the Damascus road. Without

sight, he had enough time to mediate on the scriptures that referred to the

first advent of Christ. And there he yielded completely to the Spirit.s voice.

During his hour of solitude with God Elijah heard the .still small voice. of

the Holy Spirit speaking to his heart and bringing him courage and hope. The

Spirit can communicate with us much better when everything is quiet. If we are

not constant and regular in our devotional life, we are not safe. May God give

us the willingness to cut out the superfluous and secondary things of life in

order to dedicate more time to daily communion with God. Only then will we have

the strength to win life.s battles and, fully prepared, enter with the Saviour

in the mansions above. II. Filling Your Mind with God.s Truth In order for the

Christian to have a vital experience he must really know Christ.know Him as

his personal Saviour, as the Master Teacher, as his Greatest Friend, as the Lord

of his life, and as the sole source of spiritual power. In that personal

knowledge of Christ resides the very secret of eternal life: .This is life

eternal,. Christ said, .that they might know thee they only true God, and

Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3). A practical and experiential

knowledge of Chri

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