CONFESS 2018 AS YOUR YEAR OF: DRAW ME NEAR GOD
The word of God is warning. With no excuse, preachers are not preaching the word of God as warning to man. However, man is not taking position to receive warning word of God but busy taking to self-position. Taking to the word of God is crucial to know and be fear-full of God. To fear-full of God is to be living obediently and not sinning before God. With sin, man is not near to God. Apostle Paul emphasized the word of God as warning. Colossians 1:28 stated, “Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.”
Acts 20:30-31 admonished, “Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.” In this wicked world, give self continually by confessing to be drawn by God. This year, confession with watching and praying to be drawn to God will keep man near to God and become far from wicked world.
This New Year, continually give heed to the warning word of God to experience blessings in the word of God as stated, “Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” (Psalm 1:1) “Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord!” (Psalm 119:1) “Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with the whole heart!” (Psalm 119:2) “I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.” (Proverbs 8:17)
Word of God is warning!
The world is growing in wickedness year by year. Man should be confessing year 2018 as, the year of “DRAW ME NEAR TO YOU LORD.” Be confessing and be-living in the word of God. Confessing positively with expectation is rooted in the warning word of God. Bible warned, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, those who love it will eat its fruit.” (Proverbs 18:21) Confessing to experience living in the presence of God shall keep man away from wickedness in the New Year.
Confessing to be drawn near to God is not enough without watching and praying to be drawn near to God for deliverance and preservation in the wicked world.
Watching and praying is waiting in the word of God continually to be experiencing God’s visitation (divine visitation). Apostle Paul declared in Acts 6:4, “…but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
ENCOUNTER HIS WORD
Word of God is God. Divine visitation is encountering the presence of God in His word to experience His wonder. Seeking God diligently will draw man to God for a dwelling place in God. Psalm 91:1 testified, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Bible recorded wonders of God in His word: Psalmist testified wonder of God in the word of God, “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” (Psalm 119:114) Confessing, watching and praying the word of God to be drawn near to God in the New Year is hiding in God as shield. Psalmist testified, “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.” (Psalm 32:7)
EXPERIENCE WONDERS OF GOD
Divine visitation of God is an asset in man’s journey of life through the New Year. God visits by His word. When man is not available at the time of divine visitation man shall miss divine assignment in life. Abraham could not miss divine visitation. Like many giants in the bible, Abraham did not see God in the physical but divine visitation (word of God) changed Abraham from his position to God’s position. Abraham was drawn by God to experience wonders of God. Just like Abraham, give self continually to confessing, watching and praying in the word of God. In this year, asking to be drawn to God is taking a position not to miss out of God’s visitation.
Confess 2018 as the year of “draw me near to you Lord.”