Don't just visit, stay

Don't just visit, stay 

"Isaac was living in the Negev. He had just come back from a visit to Beer Lahai Roi." (Gen.24.62) 

If God was physically present here on earth some people would've been too busy to visit with him. We do not go to church to meet with God but to meet with ourselves. We go to church to not forsake the assembly of ourselves together as Hebrews instructed.(see Hebs.10.25) God dwells inside of us yet some of us do not have fellowship with him. We have a relationship but no fellowship. Relationship plus fellowship will bring about intimacy. 

Isaac used to visit "Beer Lahai Roi", our text says that. Beer Lahai Roi means the Well of the Living One Who sees me. Another way you could interprete that would be the God of the spring of water. And if we say water means life, then we could say the God of the spring of life. Isaac used to visit this place when Abraham was alive but when Abraham died, Isaac moved to live there. 

"After the death of Abraham, God blessed his son Isaac, and Isaac dwelt at Beer-lahai-roi [A well to the Living One Who sees me]. (Gen.25.11 AMP)

Do not just visit with God, dwell with him as the Psalmist advocated. (see Ps. 91.1)
He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High ... It is even much easier for us today because God lives in our heart and can be reached any time we so desire. Fellowship with God is the mother of faith. Don't just visit, dwell there with God. 

"The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent."(Exod.33.11) 

Good day,
Have a great day today, 
Emmanuel Okoro 
(aka Mr. Lift)

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