Psalm 105:3-4
Jeremiah 29:12-14
“Human fellowship can go to great lengths, but not all the way. Fellowship with God can go to all lengths.” – Oswald Chambers
How many of us are isolationists in our ways of dealing with troubles in our lives? Do we try to solve our problems, fight temptation, and grow stronger on our own, by our own strength and will? We say we believe in God, yet we fail to have fellowship with Him. We say Jesus is our savior but we refuse to take the time to get to know and communicate with Him. When we face trials, temptations, and times of weakness we fail, because we have no fellowship with God and are forced to rely on our own insignificant strength. Do we fail at relying on God because of ignorance of our own weakness, or is it our ignorance of God’s strength? If we simply took the time to get to know and grow closer to God, our Savior, we would have all the help we need to last through all trials and temptations with rejoicing and joy.
So what things in our lives replace fellowship with God? Is it facebook, sports, work, movies, TV, or even friends? What, based on the time we spend, is more important to us than time with God? How would we react if they were all taken away? A man, imprisoned because of his faith, spent a year in solitary confinement. He had no interactions with anyone, nothing to take up his time, all he had was food slid into his dark cell once a day. After he was released, people asked him about his experience, most likely imagining the horrors such a year would mean to someone. His reply to their questions…. “It was like a honeymoon with Jesus.”
Point to Ponder: How long would you last with God as your only companion? Would that year have been torture or a honeymoon for you?
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