We are IGNYTE, Trinity@PL

As I prayed Psalm 24:3-4 today for the X[PL]ODE Daniel Fast, I really felt that God's heart is grieved because sometimes we as His children defiled ourselves such that we are distanced from Him due to our sin. The Lord is holy and if we really want to encounter God, we need to confess our errors and repent before the Lord, that He may wash us clean, sanctify us, set us apart as a blameless and pure generation for Him (Phil. 2:14-15).

DID YOU KNOW...
In the Old Testament, only the High Priest could enter into the holy of holies in the temple of God. And even then, a rope with bells had to be routinely tied around his ankles such that if God found that he was unclean and stuck him dead, the people could pull his body out by the rope. This is not to scare you guys okay, don't misunderstand me. By God's unfailing grace and the love of Christ, we are forgiven for our sins and do not have to face instantaneous judgement by death like in the Old Testament. There's no condemnation in Christ! (:

My point is that if we want to enter into the inner courts, to encounter God is a more intimate way, we need to have "clean hands and a pure heart" (Psalm 24:4) for only those who do can ascend the hill of the Lord.

Obedience does not come out of a fear of punishment or obligation because there are "religious rules” we have to observe. Rather, obedience stems from a heart of love and fear of God. By fear of God, I do not mean fear in the sense that you are afraid of the consequences (although that is part of it to a certain extent), but fear which connotes reverence, veneration, awe and worship. My prayer for us is that we will always be seeking Him, knowing Him and loving Him, and subsequently, obedience will become a natural response to God.

There is a fundamental difference between duty and desire-

I don't obey because I have to; I obey because I want to.

So as we continue to fast and pray towards the upcoming camp, let's throw off everything that entangles and hinders us in our walk with God and I believe, we'll be well prepared to break through beyond the veil into a place of worship and encounter where we've never been before. Life change doesn't have to start only on Day 1 of X[PL]ODE- it starts before that,

as we focus our eyes,
tune our ears
and surrender our hearts to God

so that by the time camp starts, we'll be all geared up to X[PL]ODE!!!

In His love and mine,
sis mich lee!