Pastor Frank H. | July 4, 2008

“5 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.”  Matthew 6:5

I want to speak to you about true intimacy.  I want you to realize that a heart that is truly surrendered is a heart that is truly free.  You need to totally surrender your life to Jesus Christ.  I really want to take you back to the basics and to remind you that the takeover will continue, but if you don’t have true intimacy there cannot be a takeover.  God is looking for people who can have true intimacy with him, people who will truly love him, give their all to him.

How to pray intimately

When you pray, be humble…when you pray, be true…open up the doors of your heart…and let the Lord come through…  What does God want to do you in your life?  He wants to take you somewhere you’ve never been before, to take you into his heart.  I thought that I had true intimacy with God, but he told me that I was far from knowing Him in such a pure way, far from knowing that in one second He can wash away the sin of murder and adultery.  To completely forget what God’s own people have done, to throw their sins into the deepest seas is what God told me. 

The bible says don’t be like the hypocrites, to be seen by the people and claim to have intimacy with God when in reality their hearts are far away from Him.  Don’t be like the so-called Christians who say they know God but are too pre-occupied with their own affairs, what they are going to wear, drink, and eat.  The Lord is waiting for you to come to His presence.  He wants to have intimacy with you, he wants your worship!  That’s the number one reason you were created, you were created to be with Him, to love Him.

Give birth to your next level!

There are some of you that need to repent.  That you let days go by where you didn’t speak to Him, that you didn’t tell him you love him.  When you pray, pray to your Father who is unseen and who sees what is done in secret will reward you in public.  It’s time for you to go into that room.  It’s time for you to close that door.  He’s calling you to the secret place…He’s calling you to be with Him…to just be yourself…how long are you going to wait…He’s calling you…

Have you ever seen a woman in labor?  When she goes into labor, they aren’t going in the room with a whole entourage.  You go into the labor room with your husband if you got one, or your mother or father.  You can’t give birth into your next level with that many people around you.  The doctor said to get the people out of the labor room!  You can’t give birth unless it’s just you and Him.  You can’t birth your calling unless it’s just a few of you, you and the Holy Ghost.  A brave woman and a skillful doctor, that’s all it takes to get that baby out.

You might be saying “God, I feel you have so much more for me.”  Then you need to lock yourself in your room, and hit your knees, and elevate your heart above your head.  When you separate, when you hit your intimacy, you’re ready to give birth.  Some of you need to wave bye to your auntie, your mommy, out of the labor room if you want to get to your next level.  I need to tell you that God longs for true intimacy.