The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments. What is retained in the souls is the moment of insight. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
I admire educational achievements. I enjoy learning which means I will probably always be a “studentâ€, as I read voraciously. My higher education remains incomplete and one of my biggest regrets.
The above quote put it into perspective for me …
In my relationship with God, information is not the goal. The goal is those moments in my day by which I recognize the very Presence of God Himself. The goal is what He Himself reveals to me; the insight I gain from Him and from His Word.
The question I am finding myself pondering this morning is….
Today, where will I find that sacred moment? Where will you find it?
For you see, we may not remember every fact in Scripture but we will, in fact, remember the moment our God revealed Himself to us. Our hearts will burn with the truth imparted and the Scripture He brought to mind.
May we be like Moses, who upon noticing a burning bush, decided to “go over and see the strange sight – why the bush does not burn up.â€
May we be like Moses, when the Lord called to him from within that same bush, his response was simply, “Here I am.†(Exodus 3:4).
One sacred moment defined Moses’ life.
And those sacred moments will define our lives as well.
Sacred moments – I don’t want to miss them.
Today I am joining … Testimony Tuesday and #RaRaLinkup and Unite .
This is short and oh so sweet, Joanne. I don’t want to miss those sacred moments either.
Thank you, Betsy. The sacred moments – well, they are precious and profound in the glimpse they provide of our God. Blessings!
Joanne,
Like you said, knowledge is one thing, but I believe the sacred moments are when we take that knowledge and act upon it. I pray that when God asks, I’ll respond, “Here I am.”
Blessings,
Bev
You are so right, Bev. It is as we act on our knowledge that we then catch a clearer view of our God. Blessings!
Joanne, what a beautiful post. I love the idea of being intentional about looking in my days for those sacred moments. God sometimes meets me in my quiet times and speaks straight to my heart about something I’m reading. Or He’ll draw my attention in other ways. It’s amazing to me that He wants to pursue us, to encourage us to know Him.
I so appreciated your thoughts, Jeanne. The lengths are God will go to draw us to know Him more deeply is just overwhelming. May we have some special moments with Him this week!