Seek HIM as you require food and you shall live!!

Many of God's people feel like they are under a pressure cooker. They are frustrated. We are frustrated with many things in which we may be ashamed to share with others. We are frustrated with many sin. In the OT, when God's people strayed away, He would help them draw close to HIM by raising up some "pressure." He would raise up the Babylonians, Amorities, and other nations to harass His people.

When Jesus had come the first time, His people had asked Him when He would overthrow the Roman Empire and establish His Kingdom. The Roman Empire was occupying Israel and holding them under their rule. But sadly, they did not even realize why the Roman empire was there in the first place. The Roman Empire was there due to their sin. They had drifted so far away from HIM. Yes, they were still going through their religious rituals but they did not realize they had drifted so far away. Did Jesus not say He had come for the lost sheep of Israel?

In the OT, the physical occupation by other nations was a direct physical attack or pressure unto God's people as a whole. In the NT, we must look at many things as spiritual. The fight is now spiritual and not physical. The OT was the physical and NT is the spiritual counterpart in many ways.

When we are spiritually hindered or attacked whether that be our addictions, bondage, family problems, financial problems, health problems, or other problems, rather than asking Jesus to hurry and come get us (rapture) like His people did when the Romans occupied them, we should ask why are we being hindered or attacked in such manner. Why are we not achieving spiritual breakthrough?

It is like asking why am I not getting fit but we are barely working out. It is asking a question like, why am I not losing weight but we are not even exercising. You must physically eat everyday. Would you not eat and then ask yourself why you are getting physically weak and sick? If I only ate one time a week, would I not get sick? If I only ate from the bread of Life only on Sundays, is that enough for me to spiritual survive? Should I not eat spiritually everyday as I eat physically everyday?

We do many things to take care of our physical bodies. Many of us try to eat right. Many of us try to stay healthy. But what about our spiritual state? We would force ourselves even if we are tired to go to work. We know if we do not go to work, there will be consequences and we may not be able to pay our bills. But why do we not force ourselves to draw closer to God when many things are "pressuring" us? It is because our eyes are still on the physical rather than the eternal.

But God will allow and use the physical things in our lives to push us into the spiritual. Those physical things that put pressure on us are there so we may run to HIM. Many are acknowledging we need to call or go to HIM. But actions and thoughts are two different realms.

Force and draw yourself onto HIM as you force yourself to go to work even when you are tired. Force and draw yourself onto HIM as your life depends on it because it does. Seek HIM as you require food so that you may live!!

Luke 13:24 (AMP) Strive to enter by the narrow door [FORCE yourselves through it], for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Matthew 7:14 (AMP) But the gate is narrow (contracted by PRESSURE) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.

Amos 5:4 (AMP)  For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek Me [inquire for and of Me and require Me as you require food] and you shall live!

Glory to HIM
Fire of God Ministries International
Pst Steve Yong Kim