God Questers

Proclaiming affiliation with God, church or fellowship has become common place these days depending on what it will get you,how it will enhance your rating or public relations. We all speak the Christian lingo and even people who do not have any idea of what it means to belong to God will say things like "I reject it in Jesus name", "It is well", "I am blessed" because these all spell positivity.God is still God, very much the same, holy and His standard will never change.

 

God expects each one of us to draw near to Him with hands that are clean and hearts that are pure. Little wonder the Psalmist asks the million dollar question in Psalm 24:3-6

 

"Who can climb Mount God?
      Who can scale the holy north-face?
   Only the clean-handed,
      only the pure-hearted;
   Men who won't cheat,
      women who won't seduce.

 ^5-6 God is at their side;
      with God's help they make it.
   This, Jacob, is what happens
      to God-seekers, God-questers"

There are few things that I noticed in the above scripture verses; criteria for ascending into the place where God is, not just mouthing things that sound nice to the ear or that make us acceptable in certain circles.

 

Clean handed: do I engage my hands in filthy things? For every stroke of the keys on the computer that links you to filthiness of any type - pornography, sexting (art of sending sexual messages to those you are not married to) and every other form of filth that you dip your hands into.

 

Pure hearted: thoughts, ideas conceived in the mind. Guide your hearts for out of it flows issues of life. What do I allow to flow out of my mind contrary to the word of God? Are there idols in my heart? I must make it at all cost even if I offend God? Our hearts are created to be the throne of God, where He alone reigns and no other idol. It is time to destroy every idol and enthrone the king of kings.

 

Men who wont cheat: Cheating will disqualify you from following after God, from sincerely thirsting for Him. Whether you cheat in terms of committing fraud or you cheat in terms of infidelity, you disqualify yourself from ascending unto where God is. You ask me how many Pastors are committing infidelity and yet preach the gospel? One thing I know is that God is a righteous judge, no matter how smart a man thinks he is, God is able to disappoint the crafty.That is why in your walk with God, focus has to be on what you do and not on what the other party does. As the saying goes, you only have control over your action and not somone else's reaction. If a man commits sin, he belongs solely to the devil! The devil is not fooled by your ability to dramatize, he knows those who belong to God! If you cheat on your wife, you create an in road for the devil to destroy God's plan for your life. Do not allow yourself to become a piece of bread in the hands of the enemy.

 

Women who seduce: You would think a Christian woman has no business with seduction! There are so many filthy things women engage in these days that make you wonder... A married woman who flirts with other men or engages in an affair will not ascend the Lord's hill regardless of how talented she is. By the way, there is no reason good enough for a woman to have an affair. I am sure you are rolling your eyes and saying, "if only you have the slightest clue how lonely my world is" If your dressing suggests seduction, you have to understand that someone may be led astray just because you want to look good. I notice that there is a how of dressing for every occassion but not everyone is aware of this. If you dress seductively to church showing cleavage and skin, you can be sure that you are only making an appearance, you are not likely to get any close to where God is. You must have heard that men are visual beings, they get easily distracted by what they see. That is why you need to make sure you do not cause someone elses' downfall. 

 

We can only make it with God's help, but we need to ascend to the place where He is with purity and holiness.This week, I pray that as we quest for God, He will draw us near to Himself and grant us our heart desires, may we not seek Him in vain. May the grace to walk with Him in purity and holiness be present with each one us in Jesus name.