There is a place in God you'll never find unless you know him. There is a space in him that you'll never know unless you seek Him.
When LAZARUS was sick, Mary and Martha sought Jesus. But he did not set out till three days later.
And when he got to Bethany, Martha said to him: If you had been here, my brother wouldn't have died (John 11:20-21).
However, Martha's defining moment came when Jesus said:
I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in (adheres to, trusts in, relies on) Me [as Savior] will live even if he dies.
And everyone who lives and believes in Me [as Saviour] will never die. Do you believe this?" (John 11:25-26)
Your defining moment is to make you believe in Him.
JACOB was returning home and wasn't seeing things as God wanted.
He was filled with trepidation and did not want his family to be harmed, so he sent them ahead.
While he was alone, an angel wrestled with him till daybreak.
When he wouldn't let go, the angel dislocated his hip and asked for his name.
Jacob, he said.
"Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and men and have prevailed." (Genesis 32:27-28)
A defining moment is a time that shows what something is about.
MOSES did not know what his life was about when he ran from Egypt (Exodus 2:11-15).
While his people suffered because they lacked God's knowledge, Moses was famished because he lacked His Presence.
Moses went to Midian and sat by a well where he got help (Exodus 2:15).
Wherever you go when you need assistance will determine your future in life.
AFTER forty years, God met Moses at the burning bush, and his essence became a reality (Exodus 3).
He moved from mediocrity to excellence and found fulfillment in God. Moses' place of submission became his place of definition.
AT THE RED SEA, he cried out to God (Exodus 14:15).
Moses cried out to God again when they got to Mara and couldn't drink the bitter water (Exodus 15:22-24).
From time to time, he sought God; he wasn't after God's wonders but God Himself.
Moses spent time with God, and God made his ways known to him (Psalm 103:7).
The WAYS of GOD will remain a mystery unless you spend time with Him.
To have found God and still want to know Him is the desire of God.
Paul had a goal in mind when he said:
So that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did] (Philippians 3:10).
Paul's knowledge was continuous.
To have found God and still want to know Him is the desire of God
ISAIAH desired to know God, too, and God gave him various prophecies for Israel. (Isaiah 1-5)
But the year King Uzziah died, he saw the Lord (Isaiah 6).
Isaiah's life was one of progression.
His defining moment came when his walk with God took a new turn—and he received his commission.
WHY do some persons 'find' God in a way others do not?
Why does God manifest His Presence to some and let multitudes of others struggle in the half-light of imperfect Christian experience?
Of course, God's will is the same for everyone. He has no favourites within His household.
All He has ever done for any of His children. He will do for all of His children. The difference lies not with God but with us - A.W. Tozer.
FOR EXAMPLE, when God rejected Saul, he told Samuel to go to the house of Jesse.
God had chosen one of his sons to be the next king. He chose David because of his heart.
Bringing it Together
DEFINING MOMENTS come as you love God.
He takes you on a new trajectory when you seek Him.
You'll never know what you will find when you fellowship with Him.
God will show you the path of life. In His presence, there's fullness of joy. At His right hand, there are pleasures forever (Psalm 16:11).
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