Joy House Berkeley

Holiness and repentance can sometimes feel like heavy words. But in God’s eyes, holiness isn’t scary or heavy; rather, it’s an invitation to draw closer to him and to live a fuller and more beautiful life. This is a season to repent and lean more into the life that God is leading us into, so that we can experience deeper relationship and intimacy with him.

Moses had this tent of meeting and found the presence of the Lord in the wilderness. Are you setting your time apart to find the presence of the Lord? What is your meeting tent? What is your wilderness.

No matter where we are in our lives and in our walk with God, there is always more of Jesus available to us. We don’t earn more of God’s presence in our lives. Instead, as we spend time with God and invite him into every area of our lives, he is faithful to meet us and to share more of his goodness with us.

How are you getting outside and and exploring different places outside of your normal routine like Jesus did? How are you blessing the people you meet in these places?

What is the Lord’s assignment for you in this season? Are you willing to sacrifice what you have for the Lord and go where he is calling you to go?

Obey and follow the promptings of God our father and his inheritance can be yours.

In moments of hardship, our first reaction is often to plead with God for help. However, we can instead choose a different path, where we worship God and declare his goodness even in the midst of trials. Worship is not only an act of faith, but it’s also a way to invite the kingdom of heaven into our situation. When we praise God, we are agreeing with Jesus’s words: “take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

Worship is not just something we do on Sundays. It’s not just a matter of singing and dancing; it’s about honoring God with our whole being. As Jesus explained to the woman at the well (John 4:23-24), we must learn to worship God, not in any one specific place or way, but "in Spirit and in truth."

Moses spent time with the Lord and built deep relationship with Him, but through Jesus the veil has been torn away and we too can have deep relationship with the Lord. How are you spending time withe Lord like Moses did?

How are you setting your time apart for God to honor the Sabath that he has commanded you to honor?