Seeking God's power and glory

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MahogonySnail

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Some Christians believe it's wrong to seek God's power, and glory. I believe scripture says opposite.

Psalm 63


1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Moses asked to see God's glory in Exodus 33 and it was granted him. What did Moses see?

Because of these things it still puzzles me why some Christians ignore, belittle, put-aside and discourage seeking God's power and glory. God's Person, and His power and glory are not separate. We can't expect to know God His Person and not encounter His power and glory as well. If we fail to seek God's power and glory or have no encounter of such, perhaps we have never truly encountered the Divine. Perhaps the "God" we believe in is merely a made up imagination or concept or doctrine or idea that we accept in our heads. Or perhaps we are too afraid of encountering God's power and glory and being changed for the better. You cannot encounter God's power and glory and still remain comfortable with your sin, even if that sin is disbelief and skepticism in the power and glory of God. I suggest that a God without miracles is no God at all. God wants us to seek His power and glory, just like Moses did. The hallmark of every great person in the bible from Moses, King David to Christ, was that they sought and encountered God's power and glory.
 
MahogonySnail

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Thanks Merryheart they are all good reasons. God doesn't just show His power, He shows Himself, and He is powerful.
 
MahogonySnail

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There are many other verses that encourage seeking God alone.

Other times maybe He will just choose to reveal Himself.
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I guess my point is that His power and His Person cannot be separated. God cannot fully reveal Himself apart from His power, and we cannot seek "God alone" and not expect to encounter His power. Otherwise we are not wanting to seek God and who He is, but another person just like us.
 
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i think the point merry made about fear of the unknown is a big reason why people dont seek Gods power and glory even the Israelites were afraid of his power.
 
MahogonySnail

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That's true. But for Christians...we believe the Holy Spirit is living on the inside of us... the same Spirit that if we lie to we may fall dead as some did in Acts, ..should Christians be afraid of God's power and glory? Or doesn't or should God's power and glory already dwell within them.
 
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MahogonySnail said:
That's true. But for Christians...we believe the Holy Spirit is living on the inside of us... the same Spirit that if we lie to we may fall dead as some did in Acts, ..should Christians be afraid of God's power and glory? Or doesn't or should God's power and glory already dwell within them.
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yes He does dwell within us if we are born again , im a believer that God has so much more to show us if like merrry said we are willing to sacrifice ,not be lazy and seek Him with our whole heart.
 
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2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2Ti 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
2Ti 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
2Ti 3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2Ti 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
wild how Paul also mentioned moses in this ssame topic huh?
2Ti 3:9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was
 
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wow Noahsdad I've never seen that connection before with Moses, great stuff.
 
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The names Amira I'm 19 yrs old just getting my feet wet about God himself and the following disciples in the bible. I can agree a little bit on your theory about god's power and glory. God's power and Glory is very much the key elements in what every fleshful body needs to endure and be more prepared to be descended into heaven,but honestly I dont think thats the major ordeal or theory for all ppl. When you speak about we must seeks God's Power and glory we first must know who he is what is he about truely some ppl dont know anything about him but basics that are some what equievalant to God's endurance and theory of analaysis. Without some type of factorial thesis on what and who we should know about to know these things and what accept so that we know correctly about seekin God's power and Glory is to sit down and reflect on what we already know and what we need to know further more so that we can captivate and grow through God's eye so maybe in coherence we can endure the feeling of what God's capablity is for our certain life siuatuions through his power and glory.
 
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Amira101 said:
The names Amira I'm 19 yrs old just getting my feet wet about God himself and the following disciples in the bible. I can agree a little bit on your theory about god's power and glory. God's power and Glory is very much the key elements in what every fleshful body needs to endure and be more prepared to be ASCescended into heaven,but honestly I dont think thats the major ordeal or theory for all ppl. When you speak about we must seeks God's Power and glory we first must know who he is what is he about truely some ppl dont know anything about him but basics that are some what equievalant to God's endurance and theory of analaysis. Without some type of factorial thesis on what and who we should know about to know these things and what accept so that we know correctly about seekin God's power and Glory is to sit down and reflect on what we already know and what we need to know further more so that we can captivate and grow through God's eye so maybe in coherence we can endure the feeling of what God's capablity is for our certain life siuatuions through his power and glory.
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really a good post

the Bible starts off telling us what God is (we need to comprehend his attributes)

As believers we need to know who he is. We do that by continuing to get to know him personally.

Put these together and one day we wake up comprehending his glory.
 
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