Seeking The King Of Glory

The water was his foundation for building. It's mind boggling really. We don't build on water. We like dirt, rock, land...something more secure. But God often begins life with water. Seeds remain dormant until you add water, and then the life of a plant begins. A baby is born and what happens? The water breaks. A new life in Christ takes place when one is baptized in water. Jesus said to Nicodemus as recorded in John 3:5 ... “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit." What a wonderful awesome God we have.

Psalm 24 says.... The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.

We still don't understand the oceans. They are the most unexplored part of our planet. But water was the foundation for his creation. Even today, scientists and astronomers look for one thing when they send probes to another planet...water. Why, because it proves the existance of life. And what does God look for in us to prove the existence of a spiritual life....living water. Jesus said in John 7:38 "Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

Our amazing awesome God will provide water for us in heaven as well. It is for our eternal survival.

Revelation 7:17 tells us: For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’” (NIV)

Jacque Costeau the great explorer of the ocean depths once said........ "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

For the Christian, it is more than the sea, it is all of God's creation that should instill wonder and awe in each of us.

We must lift up our heads and fill our lives with wonder and awe for God and who He is and what He has done. Maybe that's what the songwriter wanted us to experience when he wrote these words:

"Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds thy hands have made. ....

2. WE SHOULD APPROACH GOD WITH A PURE HEART.

Yes, God made all of creation and the heavens, but when God made us, he created his masterpiece. He gave us life and a soul...a literal heart and a spiritual heart. And just as He wants us to drink of His pure, living water, He wants us to have pure hearts. For the one who gave us living water asks of us not to pollute it.

Being around my grandchildren for a week reminded me of the innocence and purity of a child. They are so inquisitive.

Jacob is asking daily now what different expressions mean. He overheard me last week as I was describing a time when someone I sought to help lied to me about their situation: "I got had," I said. What does that mean grandaddy? Well, I fumbled for an answer, but today I would say, it means someone did not have a pure heart.

Yes, the King of Glory IS approachable, but He requires a pure heart. That seems like an impossible request. All of us are sinners. Even if our actions are pure, our motives, our hearts, our thoughts are often impure. Even the writer of Proverbs asked: " Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am clean and without sin”? - Proverbs 20:9