Dave’s Monday Blast – January 4, 2016

Happy New Year! In His mercy…our loving Heavenly Father has given you and I an incredible gift…another year to make an impact for His Kingdom. How is this for a New Year’s resolution…let us begin each day of 2016 with a transforming encounter with our God. We all have a hunger to know why we’re here. We all possess an insatiable desire for love, passion and purpose. Maybe you’ve had a relationship with God for years. Maybe you’re still trying to figure out if God even exists or if He is knowable. Wherever you are in your journey with God, know this…God longs to satisfy your hunger. He knows everything about you. He’s counted every hair on your head and thinks about you more than the grains of sand (Psalm 139:18). And, He loves you more than you could ever comprehend. So great is His steadfast love for you that he has a perfect plan for every one of your days. He longs to transform your thoughts, emotions and actions with His loving kindness so that your life may be filled with love, passion, purpose and the wonderful peace of His presence.

We all require transformation. We all need the freedom and healing that comes from relationship with our Creator. And we serve a God of miraculous transformation. Scripture says, “God formed man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive – a living soul!” (Genesis 2:7). Psalms 139:13 states that God knit you together in our mother’s womb. You are fearfully and wonderfully made for relationship with your heavenly Father (Psalm 139:14). Your heavenly Father longs to bring about miraculous transformation every day of your life so that you would be increasingly marked by the powerful work of His presence.

So…how does God desire to bring about transformation? What are His perfect plans for filling your days with love, passion and purpose? Men of INTENTION know this secret. God’s main avenue for transformation is through spending time alone with Him EVERY DAY! No matter where you are in your relationship with God, time spent in the presence of your Creator receiving a tangible revelation of His steadfast love will be the catalyst to living a life transformed. Just as a candle must be ignited with a flame to burn, so you must continuously encounter the fire of God’s love to live a transformed, joy filled life. He is the only constant source that you have. You will only find lasting satisfaction through His nearness. Nothing else will supply all you need to live the life you truly desire and were created to live.

The choice of how you will spend this year is entirely up to you. My prayer is that you would be filled with the longing and strength to spend time with your heavenly Father. To that end…if you don’t use a quality daily devotional, I recommend the following resource as an effective tool to begin each day with God:  www.first15.org/subscribe