One on One with God

Last night, I started a discipleship group along with three other guys. Two of the guys have been through this before and are co-discipling myself and another fellow, along with going through the material themselves. The material we are using is One on One with God. The core verse is Philippians 3:10: For my determined purpose is that I may know Him (AMP). The goal of of this program is that we may know Christ in a greater way each and every day. What Paul is saying is that everything in his life is centered around knowing Christ in an intimate way. If it doesn't have to do with being more like Christ, then Paul doesn't want anything to do with it. To reach this goal though, it is a process, a journey. No one just wakes up one day, says they want to know Christ as best as they can, and then poof it happens. It's a process that is worked out in everyday life through Scripture reading, studying, meditation, prayer, fasting, obedience, and action. It is not an easy task, but by God's grace we have the opportunity to know an all-powerful, gracious, holy, and loving God on the most intimate of levels. The three general goals are: 1. To know Him, 2. To glorify Him, 3. To be like Him. These goals are achieved and fleshed out in a variety of ways. It may look different for each person, but the goals are the same for every believer.

I hope you will seek God on a daily basis. That you will desire to know Him, to glorify Him, and to be like Him. It will make a huge change in your life and in the lives of those around you. If you have not trusted Christ to be your Lord and Savior, won't you do that today? John 5:24: Anyone who hears My Word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment but has passed from death to life."