God Does the Drawing
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 19 December 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Sometimes we just need a reminder that things with God are simple, and the weight of our experiencing God is not on us or dependent upon our ability to be spiritual. Jesus wants to remind us today of how he is pursuing our hearts in this life, and all we need to do is say yes. May you find God today as you open your heart to him, and experience the rest that his presence brings.
Our Scripture for today comes from 1 John 4:19, and today's worship is Keep Me Near by Jon Reddick.
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes we just need a reminder that things with God are simple, |
| 0:09.0 | and the weight of our experiencing God is not on us or dependent upon our ability to be spiritual. |
| 0:17.0 | Jesus wants to remind us today of how he's pursuing our hearts in this life, |
| 0:21.8 | and all we need to do is say yes. |
| 0:25.3 | May you find God today as you open your heart to him |
| 0:28.3 | and experience the rest that his presence brings. |
| 0:32.3 | Welcome to the first of Teen Podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | Our verse for today comes from 1st John 4, verse 19. Scripture says, we love because He first loved us. |
| 1:02.0 | The eyes of God are always set upon us. |
| 1:07.0 | He looks at us with a smile on his face, in love in his heart. |
| 1:12.6 | Because of who he is, namely his nature of love, he is in constant pursuit of us. |
| 1:19.6 | His love never relents. His grace is like an ever-flowing river, making its way to replenish the earth and those who fill it. |
| 1:29.3 | The only question that remains is, are we willing to dive in? |
| 1:34.3 | 1 John 419 says, in beautiful simplicity, we love because He first loved us. |
| 1:43.3 | If we have one iota of love in our hearts toward God, we love because He first loved us. |
| 1:44.5 | If we have one iota of love in our hearts toward God, it's because He has first loved us. |
| 1:52.4 | And if we have even an inkling of desire to seek after Him, it's because He is sought after |
| 1:57.4 | us every moment of our lives. If your desire is to experience God, if you |
| 2:05.1 | long to live in communion with Him, you need to look no further than the truth that He is |
| 2:10.9 | pursuing you. To experience Him is simply to let Him in. To love him is simply to receive his love. |
| 2:21.2 | Intimacy with God is as pure and simple as breathing. |
| 2:27.5 | In a world filled with complicated doctrines and strenuous programs, it's time for the |
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