Our Great God

I am so thankful for God's continuing patience and mercy to such a blind, cold-hearted fool.

As I have been flitting through my days lately, praise to God, He still stoops down and pricks my deaf ears and cold heart with His Word and His Love. I was reading a poem this morning about God's fervour and passion towards us and it contrasted that with our cold indifference toward Him.

His earnest love, His infinite desires

His living, endless, and devouring fires,

Do rage in thirst, and fervently require

A love 'tis strange it should desire.



We cold and careless are, and scarcely think

Upon the glorious spring whereat we drink,

Did He not love us we could be content:

We wretches are indifferent.



'Tis death, my soul, to be indifferent;

Set forth thyself unto thy whole extent,

And all the glory of His passion prize,

Who for thee lives, Who for thee dies.

Traherne (17th Century)

Then in our Bible study yesterday, we were studying about Paul's journeys and we saw the city of Laodicea and I looked up the verses in Revelation about the church there and it reinforced my conviction of my lukewarmness toward God and my lack of passion and fervor for Him and His glory. Revelation 3:15-22 says

"I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or hot. So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth. Because you say, 'I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing'-and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor blind,and naked-I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich: and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed;and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."


We are so satisfied in our wealth and comfort that we do not realize how naked, blind and wretched we are daily without God, without a vital intimate walk with Him, daily.


I too have felt very convicted lately about my passion and fervour for so many lesser things, but my coldness and indifference, really, to the main thing, which is living for God's glory. God, our Father, is so passionate about us, just look at the cross, and we go about our day as if we do not even need Him or need to spend time with Him. Ps. 10 speaks of the wicked in their pride do not seek Him.. How foolish we are. I praise Him for continuing to teach us!