"Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me." Job 40:7
Does God demand from us? If so, what? What could the Creator of the universe possibly need from us? Nothing! He doesn't need anything from us. He does however, want our hearts. He demands our desire for him. We can't be in thisrelationship with him just for what we can get out of it. We must be committed to service, dedicated to the Kingdom. I love this stanza from a worship song by Hillsong United:
"Heal my heart and make it clean.
Open up my eyes to the things unseen.
Show me how to love like you have loved me.
Break my heart for what breaks yours.
Everything I am for your kingdom's cause.
As I walk from earth into eternity."
"Break my heart for what breaks yours. Everything I am for your kingdom's cause," let that settle on you for a couple minutes. I have to ask myself, does my heart break for the things that break God's heart? Or am I too wrapped up in myslef to care about how much my neighbor is hurting? God wants everything we are all the time for his "Kingdom's cause." Am I ready to respond to that?
The Lord really loves us and he wants us to love him and one another, with the same passion He has. The Enemy on the other hand, is successful if he can just keep us one level below that which God wants. The Lord is telling Job, a mighty godly man, by the world's standards that he he has missed the mark and needs to "man-up" and take his place back on God's team. Now more feeling sorry for your shortcommings Job ("John"), its time to be ready to be "demanded of" by God. If we are ready, then God also promises he "will declare (us) unto him." In other words, God has our back!
Father, forgive me for being so prideful and selfish that I would not hurt for the things that hurt you and love my fellow man enough to care about how it breaks your heart. Restore my life and make me useful again. Cleanse me in the blood of the Lamb and fill me with your Holy Spirit. Show me Lord how to love like you love me and use all of me for your Kingdom's cause. I lift my praises to the heavens and declare that you are the King of kings and the Lord of lords! I love you Father! Please use me and strengthen my resolve to respond like you would. I pray in earnest and in the name of
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