God Does the Drawing
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 20 December 2023
⏱️ 7 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 Come Closer by Mark & Sarah Tilman.
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| 0:00.0 | Sometimes we just need a reminder that things with God are simple, and the weight of our |
| 0:10.2 | experiencing God is not all on us, or dependent upon our ability to be spiritual. |
| 0:16.2 | Jesus wants to remind us today of how he's pursuing our hearts in this life. And all we need to do is say yes. |
| 0:23.3 | Will you find God today as you open your heart to him and experience the rest that his presence |
| 0:28.6 | brings? Welcome to the first 15 podcast. The eyes of God are always set upon us. He looks at us with a smile on his face and love |
| 0:39.7 | in his heart because of who he is, namely his nature of love. He is in constant pursuit |
| 0:46.4 | of us. His love never relents. His grace is like an ever-flowing river making its way to |
| 0:53.0 | replenish the earth and those who feel it. |
| 0:56.0 | The only question remains is, are we willing to dive in? |
| 1:00.0 | 1 John 419 says, in beautiful simplicity, we love because he first loved us. |
| 1:06.0 | If we have one iota of love in our hearts towards God, it's because He loved us first. |
| 1:12.5 | If we have even an inkling of desire to seek after Him, it's because He has sought after us |
| 1:18.3 | every moment of our lives. If you desire to experience God, if you long to live in communion with |
| 1:24.9 | Him, you need to look no further than the truth that he is pursuing |
| 1:28.9 | you. To experience him is to simply let him in. To love him is to simply receive his love. Intimacy |
| 1:36.8 | with God is as pure and simple as breathing. In a world filled with complicated doctrines |
| 1:43.4 | and strenuous programs, it's time |
| 1:46.0 | for the people of God to rest in the simplicity of God. Abundant life boils down to the truth |
| 1:51.9 | that God is available. He never leaves us or forsakes us. He never turns his heart away |
| 1:57.6 | from us, but in love he draws us to himself, knowing that the absolute |
| 2:02.4 | best place for us is in his arms. If you will choose to experience God, to respond to his drawing, |
| 2:09.4 | know that the Holy Spirit is within you to help you. There's nothing in the way of you knowing |
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