Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Captivate my heart, dear Jesus
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If your heart is set on loving and serving God, and somebody falls in love with God inside of you, he will continue to love you forever because God will reside in you forever. Your focus needs to be on being a godly woman.
When Esther was being prepared for her presentation to the king of Persia, she was required to go through a year of purification during which she was repeatedly soaked in fragrant anointing oil. One year in preparation for one night with the king! A logical side benefit of all those soaking baths in perfumed oil is that every man who came near Esther would think or say, "My, but you smell good." Nevertheless, Esther wouldn't give them the time of day for the same reason that you and I should never be distracted by the pursuit of man's approval .
The purpose of the anointing is not to make man like you, but to make the King like you.
It is far more important that the King approve of you than the people. David was anointed by God long before he was crowned by the people. He sought God's approval over man's. He was a God chaser.
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