“Whom have I in heaven but You? And
there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail;
but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” (Psalm 73:25-26 NKJV)
Nothing must become a rival to our love
for God, even if it is something good. We sometimes have a tendency to let our
service for Christ become a substitute for a longing heart to know Him more
fully. To be active in missions work is a good thing. But to be so active in
missions that one has little or no time to wait before God in prayer is to miss
the point of true discipleship. Our first priority is an unhindered, unrushed
experience of God, preferably in quietness and solitude. Then we can go from
that experience renewed and energized to do the work of the Lord.
--
Jerry Mercer in “Cry Joy!”
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