A Renewed Thirst & Living Before God Alone — David Lane & Allan Daniel — September 22, 2024
http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker emphasizes the necessity of having a desperate, fervent need for God, drawing parallels to the 'poor in spirit' described in Matthew 5:3. He warns against practicing righteousness for public approval, urging listeners instead to live lives pleasing only to God. The core message is to seek a relationship with God that is known and valued by Him alone, rather than by others.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Blessed are the poor in spiritThe speaker shares how the Lord convicted him about losing a deep, desperate night-time hunger for Him and replacing it with a casual attitude.
Having no confidence in the fleshTurning to Philippians, the speaker recognizes areas where he still relied on his own strength instead of crying out for God's sustaining power.
God works in us to will and to doGod is the one who places a strong, living thirst within our hearts, inviting us to come to Him and drink from the rivers of Living Waters.Philippians 2:13
The cry to have seen the LordThe ultimate desire of the speaker's life is to echo Mary Magdalene's testimony of having truly seen the Lord and living in that reality.
Beware of practicing righteousness before peopleHearing of a pastor who fell into the very sin he preached against served as a sobering reminder that anyone can slip into hypocrisy and playing a part.
Practicing righteousness before HimThe opposite of performing for an audience is to practice righteousness before God in secret, valuing His opinion above all human applause.
The marriage analogy of private devotionJust as a husband should not measure his love by social media likes, true spiritual health is measured by how we are with God when nobody else is watching.
Great in the sight of the LordLooking at John the Baptist's description in Luke, the speaker desires above all else to be called great in the sight of the Lord and filled with the Holy Spirit.Luke 1:15
Jesus pleasing the Father in secretAt His baptism, before performing any miracles or public ministry, the Father declared Jesus to be His beloved Son in whom He was well pleased.Matthew 3:16–17
A daily prayer to live before the BridegroomThe speaker concludes by resolving to seek the filling of the Spirit and live entirely before his Father's face each day, asking for no other earthly ambition.
