By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. (Proverbs 24:3-4)
God desires our fellowship with Him. He desires intimacy and relationship with us. Most of us have heard this excerpt from Robert Boyd Munger's article, "My Heart Christ's Home", but as you read it again or for the first time, may your hearts be moved and blessed.
.....[The Lord and I] walked next into the drawing room. This room was rather intimate and comfortable. I liked it. It had a fireplace, overstuffed chairs, a bookcase, sofa, and a quiet atmosphere. He also seemed pleased with it. He said, "This is indeed a delightful room. Let us come here often. It is secluded and quiet and we can have fellowship together." Well, naturally, as a young Christian I was thrilled. I could not think of anything I would rather do than have a few minutes apart with Christ in intimate comradeship. He promised, " I will be here every morning early. Meet with Me here and we will start the day together. So, morning after morning, I would come downstairs to the drawing room and He would take a book of the bible, open it, and then we would read together. He would tell me of it's riches and unfold to me its truths....They were wonderful hours together. In fact, we called the drawing room the "withdrawing room ." it was a period when we had our quiet time together. But little by little, under the pressure of many responsibilities, this time began to be shortened... I began to miss a day now and then... I would miss it two days in a row and often more. I remember one morning when I was in a hurry... As I passed the drawing room, the door was ajar. Looking in I saw a fire in the fireplace and the Lord sitting there... "Blessed Master, forgive me. Have you been here all these mornings? "Yes," he said, " I told you I would be here every morning to meet with you." Then I was ever more ashamed. He had been faithful in spite of my faithlessness. I asked His forgiveness and He readily forgave me... He said, "The trouble with you is this: You have been thinking of the quiet time, of the Bible study and prayer time, as a factor in your own spiritual progress, but you have forgotten that this hour means something to Me also."*
In addition to refraining from negativity, be intentional today about making a time to pray and read your Bible. Meet with Him in a secluded, quiet place and enjoy an intimacy with Him you've never known or have not felt in a long while. May your time with Him be ever so blessed and give you a hunger for more and more.
*excerpt from Robert Boyd Munger's article, "My Heart Christ's Home"
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