“Come close to God, and God will come close to you.” (James 4:8a NLT Version)
While filling up my water bottle one day last week, I started to speculate if where I positioned the bottle had any impact on the speed that the bottle would be filled. I started thinking about considerations one would take into account form a physics perspective. I thought about the consistency of the force of the flow from the faucet, the height of the water sources, the distance that the water travels from the tap to the bottle, comparable start times pertaining to when the water was released from the tap, human factors, spillage, etc. Seeking the opinion of those who had more physics acumen, I got mixed explanations. Now, I did not use a stopwatch, and I did not count aloud or use any other technique other than my vision and personal perception. My conclusion was that the closer you hold the bottle to the water source, the faster it fills. You might disagree, but that’s okay. The real question today is,” Is all this really helpful?” Perhaps not as it relates to filling up your water bottle. But let’s just use this as an analogy to look at it from a religion aspect.
Here is my premise: If one wants to be filled spiritually, the closer you get to the Source will result in a more rapid filling. What is the Source? The Source is the Lord on high. How do you get closer? To answer this, consider where you are positioned in terms of church attendance, consistent prayer, and your committed study of the word of God. Of course, the human factor is key because every individual has to make a decision on their positioning. However, I have a suggestion for you. If you want to accelerate living a Spirit-filled life, God-conscious, Christ-centered life, bring yourself close to the Source by means of what I just mentioned.
Now, don’t just go engage in a physics experiment in the kitchen or at the water-filling mechanism at your workplace. A more productive things to do is engage in reflecting on the truly religion-oriented perspective and set out to have a closer walk with the Lord. Have a great day! Be blessed!
“Our Lord, everything you do is kind and thoughtful, and you are near to everyone
whose prayers are sincere. You satisfy the desires of all your worshipers, and you come to save them when they ask for help. You take care of everyone who loves you, but you destroy the wicked.” (Psalm 145:17-20 Contemporary English Version)
Committed to the climb,
Mark L. King