Wise Quotes - ALONE WITH GOD

'Alone With God'......This is the very first message i shared when i joined Slough PIWC* church. I was privileged to be given the opportunity to share a Word at a mid week service back in 2011.....A shout out to my Honorable Presiding Elder Vincent Frimpong. I have grown immensely under his leadership and have also learnt a lot from him. He is an epitome of true humility and a gentleman.... I see him and i see my dad. If your reading this Elder, God bless you and much respect to you.🙌

To hear from God, you must be receptive and sometimes desperate. This usually requires being alone with God. And to get alone with God, you have to send something away: addiction to certain things, family, being occupied with other things(i.e career, money etc), friends, other's opinions and what i call relationship idols - It's the lie that convinces you that your happiness depends on another person/thing. 

In Exodus chapter 34:14, we read an account of Moses taking the Israelite out of Egypt into the promised Land. Moses went up to the mountain to get the ten commandments from God. The Israelite's couldn't wait. Upon his return he found the people had pressured Aaron into making gods for them to worship. Now God had already commanded them not to worship any other god for He is a jealous God. Our God is the same today and He require of us our undivided attention in worshiping Him. When you look to someone/something other than God for your security, purpose, worth and contentment, basically looking for things He God willingly provides, He gets jealous and so we must tear down those idols to be able to get alone with Him.

In those quiet moments with God, we hear from Him and when God wants you to hear His voice, He sometimes silences everything else. Has it ever occurred to you that, that feeling of loneliness(even in the midst of people) may not necessarily mean people not wanting to be around you but because God is drawing you to a deeper place of intimacy with Him. Wondering how that is possible? Consider these events;

*Joshua was alone when God gave him the plan for conquering Jericho. (Joshua 8)

*John was alone on the island of Patmos when heaven opened and he wrote the book of revelation. (Revelation 1:9)

*Jacob was left lame and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. And that was when God changed his name from Jacob - a deceiver to Isreal - a Prince with God. (Genesis 32:24)

*Moses was alone when God gave him the Ten Commandments.(Exodus 32)

In those moments;

- God reveals things to us......Jeremiah 33:3(AMP*) ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

- He directs your path........Proverbs 3:6(KJV*) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

- You will know the ways of God.......I Chronicles 28:9(NLT) If you seek him, you will find him.

- He gives you peace,joy,happiness and sound mind.........Psalm 40:16(ESV) But may all who seek you  rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”

- Everything good and perfect comes from God........James 1:17(NIV) Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Start your day by being ALONE WITH HIM. Remain blessed.

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*Pentecost International Worship Center 

*New International Version 

*Amplified Version 

*English Standard Version 

*New Living Translation 

*KingJames Version