Steve Meeks

We are in a season of responding to the Lord who has called us to return to our first love. Here is a prayer from Brian Simmons to help us express the desire of our hearts to the Lord. Imminent O God-Enthroned in heaven, I worship and adore you! (Psalm 123:1) God, you are enthroned upon my heart. I’m consumed with desire—a longing to touch what is unseen, yet real. So incredibly real. You are the profound truth that guides me and purifies my motives. You absorb my failings and grant me ... Read More

Theology, like art, is never finished. There are at least four ways of loving God. Through his worldThrough his WordThrough his worksThrough his ways You exist for God. So what’s he like? Describing God: Infinite and personalLoving communityTimeless and perfectSuperabundant with life and joySolitude and society God created you to share life with him. Jesus calls us to prepare our lives for mystic, sweet communion with God. Henry Scrougal wrote:   The worth and ... Read More

If you have drifted away from the Lord, diminished in passion, or withdrawn from service, “today, do not harden your hearts...” (Heb. 3:7-8). To harden your heart, you do not have to do anything. Well, there is one thing-- do nothing! Simply allow your heart to lay barren, alone, and uncultivated, and it will harden in the sun of everyday life. God’s Word reminds us to “watch over your heart for from it flow the well springs of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Sustaining a fresh walk with ... Read More

Cultivating a responsive heart of love for Jesus requires intentionality. You must pursue him deliberately. Without sufficient intensity in our pursuit of intimacy with God, we will drift away. Love does not grow automatically. Rather, it automatically diminishes unless we intentionally cultivate it. Without an active cultivation of love for God, the flow and energy of this world and our carnal flesh will cause us to drift away. For this reason the Spirit of God reminds us to pay attention. ... Read More