Captivated

 I want to not only be captivated by WHAT my God can DO, but also WHO my God IS. So often we reflect on our lives and look for the 'God moments'. When doing that we look to see what God has done in our situations. How often do we long and search to find who God is; the beauty and awesomeness of his being? Augustine said, “How sweet all at once it was for me to be rid of those fruitless joys which I had once feared to lose!…You drove them from me, You who are true, the sovereign joy. You drove them from me and took their place, You who are sweeter than all pleasure.”
In Mark 2, Jesus is asked why his disciples didn't fast. His response was “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while he is with them? They cannot, so long as they have him with them. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them, and on that day they will fast.” More often then not, I am not fasting to find more of Christ. I want to deeply yearn for more of him, my bridegroom. I do not want to focus on what he can do for me. I want to know that he is better than everything else! I must diligently seek his face. I agree with Martin Luther when he prayed this: “I wish to devote my mouth and my heart to you; I shall teach the people. I myself will learn and ponder diligently upon Your Word. Use me as Your instrument -- but do not forsake me, for if ever I should be on my own, I would easily wreck it all. Amen”

Jesus, captivate us with more of who you are!