Drawing Near

SERMON
Title:Drawing Near
Speaker:Rev John Bevere
Date:06.02.2005, Service 5

James 4:8
You are the one who need to determine your relationship with God.
James 4:5
God is thinking God thoughts about you.
Foundation in the life of believers to have intamacy with Him.
Psalm 89:7
Omni-Presence - Never leave you.
Manifest - Realm of Unknown to the Realm of the Known.
Honour His Presence Holy Fear
Leviticus 10:1 - authourized
Profane : To treat Holy as original,
Profane : To treat scared as ordinary.
Leviticus 10:3
Acts 5:1 Celebrate giving
You will serve God if you fear Him.

What is fear of God?
- Is not being scared of God but fear(Honor) God.
honor -> Love what He loves.
Reverence,above all -> Angel knew that Abraham fears the Lord.
-> Abraham was the 1st person to know that God is Jehovah Jireh because he feared God. God reveals secerts to His friends.

NOT everyone is God's friends. Abraham is God's friend because Abraham obeyed and had revenance to Him. Moses saw God because he depended on God.

On the contrast, Lot was righteous[saved], but God did not share secrects with him.

Is 66
Tremble at the Word of God
Obey instanly,Obey even when it doesn't make sense,Obey even if it hruts,Obey even if you don't see the benefit.

OBEY
His will is the best.Completion.
Psalm 25:14 - He shares His secerts to us.
God is not everybody's friend, in the church.


Narrow way is after the "gate". (salvation)
Love of God and Fear of God => We need both to keep you "healthy".
We must not lack in intimacy and the hunger in our hearts to want to know Him.

Israel knew God by acts by Moses knew His ways.
John 15:15
God has methods->(friends) and principles ->(everyone)
John 15:14 = "IF" condition , "Whatever I command you."
You are the one who determine your relationship.

Draw near to him, he will draw near to you.