Our Passion and Pursuit
Worship Articles
by EXW Staff
August 09, 2009
– Knowing God Intimately - By Jim Feiker
Consider the life and ministry of Billy Graham as He looked back over his life:
"Although I have much to be grateful for as I look back over my life, I also
have many regrets. I have failed many times, and I would do many things
differently. For one thing, I would speak less and study more, and I would
spend more time with my family. When I look back over the schedule I kept
thirty or forty years ago, I am staggered by all the things we did and the
engagements we kept...Were all those engagements necessary? Was I as
discerning as I might have been about which ones to take and which to turn
down? I doubt it...Although much of that travel was necessary, some of it was
not.
I would also spend more time in spiritual nurture, seeking to grow closer to
God so I could become more like Christ. I would spend more time studying
the Bible and meditating on its truth, not only for sermon preparation but to
apply its message to my life. It is far too easy for someone in my position to
read the Bible only with an eye on a future sermon, overlooking the message
God has for me through its pages. And I would give more attention to
fellowship with other Christians, who could teach me and encourage me (and
even rebuke me when necessary)"...
Walter Wright, president of Regents College says on this topic, "Moses asked
the wrong question to God, ‘Who am I?'...The only appropriate question for a
leader is ‘Who is God?...Biblical leadership starts first and foremost with a
person's relationship with God...It starts first with the leader's ‘inscape – their
dependence on God...Leadership begins in a relationship between a person
and God."
Rewards of a God-Ward Passion
There are three journeys that God is actively working in our lives. One is redemptive. It is a journey inward as the Spirit of God is conforming our character into Christ's likeness. This is our interior design, our inscape, and God's work in us. We are His workmanship.
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