PERSONAL COMMUNION


A. "MY SOUL FOLLOWETH HARD AFTER THEE; THY RIGHT HAND UPHOLDETH ME" - PSALMS 6:8
  1. Salvation is personal:
    1. We are saved as individuals
    2. Our relationship with God is personal
  2. That makes communion with God in prayer:
    1. Personal
    2. Intimate
B. PERSONAL COMMUNION
  1. It is thought provoking:
    1. That the Lord of glory condescends to have communion - fellowship with man made out of clay
    2. And to perpetuate this fellowship with man, He took humanity, in the person of His Son who carried into the highest heavens - John 1:14; Heb. 2:14-17
    3. This is, indeed, the great mystery, hidden in ages past, but made known in the last days - Eph. 1:9; 3:3-9
  2. Prayer takes on new dimensions:
    1. When we view it in the light of God's love and affections for humanity - John 3:16
    2. This Divine love was so great that the Infinite One, who dwells in the highest heaven made arrangements to dwell with men - Ex. 25:8; 29:45-46
    3. So the basis for communion in prayer is centered in the love of God
  3. How important becomes the prayer life when viewed in the light of the above Bible facts:
    1. The God of mercy seeks the communion and fellowship with Men; Examples; think of God's love for fallen Adam an Eve; He sought them and not they - Ex. 3:8-9; it was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that came to Egypt to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage - Jer. 31:1-3
    2. And in the book of Revelation we read, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any man will hear My voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him and he with Me" - Rev. 3:20
    3. These and many other truths concerning God's love and attachment to mankind are, indeed, compelling to look at prayer in a new and broader light
C. THE SOUL-SAVING LESSON FOR US TODAY
  1. To make the prayer life:
    1. Our first concern - "Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven" - Matt. 6:33
    2. Our highest privilege is to commune, to fellowship with our heavenly Father through the Lord Jesus - I John 1:3; John 14:6
    3. Prayer becomes the counsel chamber between us and God - Is. 1:17-20; Matt. 11:28-30
  2. Think, dear friends, what we miss:
    1. In neglecting communion with God
    2. What we gain in making the prayer life our first duty of the day
  3. Communion:
    1. Makes us intimate friends of God, who shares the blessings of His love
    2. God will reveal to us His plans for us as He did to Abraham - Gen. 18:17-33
    3. Said the Lord to David, "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye" - Ps. 32:8
  4. When our prayer room:
    1. Becomes the counsel chamber for us then our life will be lighted all the way as it was for Abraham - Gen. 18:17-33; for Daniel - Dan. 6:10; for Moses - Ps. 103:7 for Enoch - Gen. 5:22-24
    2. The light of Divine truth will shine upon our pathway more and more unto the perfect day - Prov. 4:18; John 16:12-13
    3. We shall not walk in darkness, but in the light of His countenance - Ps. 4:6; 44:3; 89:15
  5. Dear Christian friends:
    1. Does the prayer life mean all that to you?
    2. Can you see what we miss, if we fail to meet the Lord in the prayer chamber
    3. Why not resolve right now to take a closer look at the prayer life - to make it the focal point of our lives


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