In HiM we live and move and have our being Part 1
August 1, 2019 by Elder/Minister DeBorrah K. Ogans
Filed under Christian Living
“In Him we live and move and have our being” 
There is no way getting around God! You can try to ignore Him. You can choose not to believe in Him. You can have a surface relationship with Him that makes you feel comfortable? You can have a weekend relationship with Him and simply just attend Worship Services every Sabbath Saturday or Sunday and just go right back to living however it is you please all during the week. But you will not experience his abiding inner peace. Or, you can make it your goal to draw closer to Him everyday and really invite Him into the messiness of your life. This is how we can build a strong secure solid intimate relationship with Him.
God will and can give you His peace that surpasses the understanding of man. It is your choice! God does not force Himself into your life. Everywhere you are God is there. He is The Most High God. He is Omnipresent!
“The GOD who made the world and everything in it is The LORD of Heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And He is not served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man He made very nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out to Him and find Him though He is not far from each one of us ‘For in HIM we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said. ‘We are His offspring.” Acts 17
Christianity is meant to be an ever growing daily life long lifestyle! It means that we are supposed to learn, embrace and implement the principles of His Word within our lives everyday. Remember HiM = Him in me!
“God is Love!” God is eternal and so is His Love. He created us so we could learn how to love, grow spiritually, enjoy life His way and extend His love that begins to flow through us naturally when we are connected to Him. His love draws others to us. With love comes much responsibility this is why we must learn to become disciplined. There is much deception about us due to spiritual warfare. It is important to know that you cannot fool GOD. Not everyone understands what true love really is.
“GOD IS LOVE!” True love does not manipulate! God’s love is patient, kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud, it is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. His love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth. (See Corinthians 13)
God’s love does not suffocate. Nor does it make you comfortable in sin. It protects not out of insecurity but out of concern. Sin is anything that separates you from God. It was Moses’ Mother who loved him enough to allow him to float down the Nile River in “an ark of bulrushes” to safety. The King of Egypt had given an order for the Hebrew babies to be killed. This is one of many examples of the power of God’s protection. Moses is known as one of the greatest Biblical leaders. He spent many years encouraging the children of Israel to live lives pleasing to God. For more details See Exodus 2. Take some time to learn more about God’s love in His Word.
Society gets confused between love and lust. God’s Love is Eternal. There is a worldly love that mimics His love. It is selfish not sincere. This is what I call “intoxicating affections.” It is important to be able to distinguish between the two. One should pray for spiritual discernment.
God created us in His image for a purpose. It is God’s desire for us to continuously build an ever increasing up close and personal growing relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ. During our fellowship and personal devotion time with Him we are being transformed. God has placed a void in all of us that only He can fill. The more we become like Him we learn how to better properly love. God’s love is eternal. God’s spiritual gifts begin to grow and multiply within our lives as we stay connected to Him who is the ultimate source of love.
Know that God is totally aware of; where each one of us are or where we are not. He knows our strengths and weaknesses. As we grow in His Grace and the knowledge of Him our weaknesses diminish as we wholeheartedly embrace and apply the Truth of His Word within our daily lives. He gives us the power to over come them. He continuously shapes and mold us in His image as we embrace and apply His Word to our lives.
God has given each one of us an inborn unique natural temperament. He did not create us to be like anyone else. He extends His grace and love to us daily. He wants us to have better home lives, better marriages, relationships and better families.
He even wants you to have better lives if you are single. He wants all of us to have better relationships with one another as the family of God. He does not want us to conform to the ways of this word. Nor does He want us to compromise HIS principles. Many of the ways of the world have nested themselves within the midst of God’s Church. He wants us to have better healthier worship services, work, school, play and recreational environments as well. God did not create us to become puppets. He wants us to become whole! Becoming whole means to be complete in Him. God wants what is best for us in every area of our lives. But all too often He is left out of the equation when deciding what we want and what really is best for us.
