Pressing Into Him

Luke 5:1 - So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret.

Have you ever been someplace where you had the opportunity to meet someone famous or had an opportunity to get close to them, like close enough to touch them? Fans of all kinds whether its at a concert or some ball game, those fans will get as close as they can to the stage or field of play while others will wait in lines for days or hours just to get a glimpse of someone they want to see in person. People like this will keep pressing in until they see or hear that special person or team they desperately want to watch. Jesus Himself became a person of great interest, so much that many people came from miles and miles around just to see and hear Him speak. They "pressed into Him" to get as close as they could. Was it because He looked good or had a great voice? Was there something about His smile or how he dressed that attracted people? In this verse, Luke says that they came to "hear the Word of God." When was the last time you pressed into church and sat as close as you could to the Pastor just to hear the Word of God? Ouch! But it's true!

When we fall in love with the Word of God, we fall in love with Jesus. And when that happens, we just can't get close enough to Him. We find ourselves on our knees, on our faces before God or in our closets praying and seeking His face and listening to hear His voice. And we desire a relationship so personal, so special and so intimate that nothing else comes close or matters. In the book of James 4:8 the Bible says that if we draw near to God, then He will draw near to us. Press into Jesus today and draw close to Him. Find that quiet place to be alone with Him and ask the great Holy Spirit to fill you with His love and presence. Open your Bible and start reading the Word of God and very soon you will start to understand why the great multitude pressed into Jesus just to hear the Word of God. Right now, start your day off with a prayer to know Jesus in a more intimate way and press into Him all the more, like never before. Joyce and I love you, we believe in you and we call you blessed today.

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Our mission at Agape Life Family Church is to take back the family, evangelize the lost and awaken the saved so they can live empowered lives by the Work of God and through the power of the great Holy Spirit. At Agape Life Family Church we're making a difference for the Kingdom of God by preaching, teaching and training believers how to study and grab hold of God's Word, and how to walk by faith and not by sight.