Over the past 10+ months of these Devotions, I have mentioned having an “intimate relationship” various times.
Where does this come from?
Yes, it’s demonstrated thru-out scripture. Today’s passage states it bluntly.
Proverbs 3:32: “But He (Literal: His private counsel) is intimate (circle of familiar friends) with the upright (straight, level, pleasing to God – 2 Cor 5:9).”
Job 29:4: “As I was in the prime of my days,
When the friendship (Lit. counsel) of God was over my tent;”
Psalm 25:14: “The secret (counsel or intimacy) of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.”
2 Corinthians 5:9: “Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.”
We become pleasing by turning to Jesus for forgiveness of our individual sin.
Yes, thru Jesus Christ you have a familiar friendship with God who will counsel you. Listen with your heart (1 Kings 3:9)
In Christ,
Rick
Origin of Running on Faith
Rick originally thought of the phrase, “Running on Faith” while running the hilly,
“Running on Faith” was his instant choice as the title for his first book when he began writing it in 2006. Unfortunately, due to various challenges, completion did not occur until 2017.
Rick’s lifetime miles have now exceeded 135,000 miles at an overall lifetime, doorstep-to-doorstep, average pace of approximately 6:32/mile.