Him First

From my beach chair today,

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I watched a distant fog

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roll in

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until

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 I

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was literally sitting in a cool, 

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isty fog. Wouldn't it be wonderful if

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 in this same way, we were so easily

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shrouded

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by the 

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resence of God.  We can certainly experience

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His

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Presence but

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it's

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not

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always 

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so easily 

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chieved

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. 

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he

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approach to Holy God is

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not a 

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casual thing; David

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wrote

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, "

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ho may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart." (Psalm 24:3-4)

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, and

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Jesus said, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." (Matthew 5:8).  A pure heart - this requires a diligence that Satan will discourage and hinder at all costs!  Frankly, to experience God

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,

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as He longs for us to

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,

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is hard work, and there can be no loafing.  One of

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my favorite phrases in Scripture is found in Psalm 63:8 - "my soul follows hard after Thee."  

​Now, t

here's the 

​grit 

of

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seeking

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personal holiness, and the

​ ​fundamental

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key to 

​enjoying 

the 

​delightfully 

aromatic Presence of The Father. 

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So, what are you following after so

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intently

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?  If persona

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l holiness doesn't top your list, make a new list.  Seek Him

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first

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!