By Pastor Peter Tan-Chi / CCF
M.O.T.I.V.A.T.E. SERIES, takeaway from our DGROUP about INTIMACY:
JESUS WAS INTENTIONAL IN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.
While Jesus already had disciples, he ate and had fellowship with sinners (Luke 5:29-30, 15:1-2). He came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10). The bible clearly says that we are all sinners (Romans 3:23) and Jesus (GOD) came (initiated) to restore that broken intimate relationship we lost with God because of our sin. Jesus restored our relationship by paying for the demand of God for sin, which was death on the cross through a perfect (SINLESS) sacrifice.
We learned that we should be intentional in building relationships, new and old, to introduce and tell them about Jesus (who He is and what He has done for all of us).
Join a club, make new friends, call old friends, reconnect with classmates, offer your services, be an encouragement, be a listening ear are examples of being intentional in building new and old relationships.
GOD DID NOT JUST OFFER A RELATIONSHIP BUT INTIMACY.
Jesus did not just live a perfect life, He was tortured and crucified. And He did it for you and me.
He did all that so that we would be reconciled back to the father and restore that intimate relationship with Him. Jesus did not just die on our behalf and saved us from our sins. He died and saved us so we would enjoy Him forever.
Now, we are not just created beings but sons and daughters called by name and welcomed to His family. He invites us to dine with Him in his table. He walks with us, cares and provides for us. He reveals his will, plans and purposes. And most of all, God makes himself known to us. He is personal, loving, patient and gentle. He is not just some distant being, but He is our loving father who cares and only wants what’s best for us.
To grow in intimacy with God, we must increase our understanding of who He is in the Bible. We may not fully know God but we can truly know Him. Read the Bible and God will open your eyes to see and taste who He truly is.
For toxic, damaged or broken relationships, we can start the process of restoring intimacy by asking 3 simple questions that is humbling and confronts the hard truths and blind spots in our lives.
1. How can I Improve?
2. How have I hurt or disappointed you?
3. Will you please forgive me?
We can start restoring intimacy by asking your wife, children, parents, siblings, friends or people close to you. And we will be surprised what they see in us or what we have done (consciously or unconsciously).
We don’t see anything special about the 3 questions, but there is something supernatural that happens “before†and “afterâ€, that only God can do in our lives. I say “before†because you have humbled yourself not just before men but before God acknowledging our sin and recognizing our great need for God to continually change us and “after†because of the relationship that was restored, reconciled and to start build or rebuild that intimacy in the relationship. Only through the power of God can all this be done.
God can and will use us to make Jesus Christ known and build intimate relationships with your spouse, parents, brother, sister, friends and workmates.
#motivate #intimacy
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