Show Me Your Glory

We Want More

Seek God through His word. Hunger for Him. A. W. Tozer stated: “We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God.”

I heard of an interesting way a pastor attempted to explain this hunger for God to a young man in his congregation. The young man said that he really wanted to know God but he just didn’t understand what it means to be desperate for God’s presence. The pastor asked the young man to meet him at the river the next morning. He took him by the hand and led him out into the deeper water. Without a word of explanation, the pastor grabbed the boy and pushed his head underwater. He held him there several moments and then let go. The young man, gasping for air, yelled at the pastor asking him why he did that. The pastor said, “When you want God as much as you just wanted air that is when you will find Him.”

That is an extreme example and Brian and I promise not to do this at the upcoming baptism services to make a point. But there are two questions I must ask:

Some of you may have realized that have grown comfortable with second-hand experiences of God. Earlier in the service we sang the song, “Breathe” and we corporately cried out to God that we are desperate for Him. Is that true of you? Do you want to be a God chaser? During the closing song, ask God to reignite your passion for Him and give you a place to serve His purposes in this church.

There are others who are not Christ-Followers and you want more than just existing and being afraid. You want more than putting your church face on and playing religion. Becoming a Christian is as simple as Admitting you’re a sinner (Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:2), believing that Jesus Christ died on the cross in your place as your Savior (Romans 5:6-8), and surrendering to the great adventure of Faith (Romans 10:8-9).

Worship leader Aaron Neiquist recently wrote a worship song entitled “I Want More…” The chorus of this song could be our cry this morning;

“I want more – I want more than some boring dead religion

I want more – I want more than to color in somebody’s lines

More – I want to live a life of love and passion

I want to know Jesus Christ.”

Show Me Your Glory: Dan Ucherek

Closing Prayer:

Lord, we want more. We want to know you. We want more than religious rituals and dead doctrines. Show us your glory! Help us to reflect Your glory to our lost a dying friends.

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (I Timothy 1:17)