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NASB | Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin, So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin [O Jerusalem], So your sons will marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So your God will rejoice over you. |
Bible Question (short): How close can we get to God? |
Question (full): Is there a limit on how close we can come to know God or to be filled with His presence? I am a single man, but I am already married to our Lord Jesus, being in a constant and complete walk with Him where He experiences everything that I experience in life and every question that I have I seek His answer first.. I believe that we must be intimate with our Lord and Savior before we can expect to achieve intimacy with someone else in a marriage relationship. Now if we are 'married' to Christ, then are there any bounds to knowing Him? I know that we must die, we must be apart from these sinful, corruptible bodies of ours so that we will be changed into incorruptible bodies upon the return of our Lord since no man can see God in heaven and yet live. But really, are there any limitations? The limitations- how we quench the Holy Spirit or our relationship with Jesus- all depends on us and how much control over our lives that we are willing to sacrifice over to Him. We must replace our desires for a desire for real solid faith and holiness. We must desire Him and the Holy Spirit. Then, when we are washed whiter than snow (Isaiah 1:18-20), we can continue to be 'recklessly abandoned unto God'.. Are there any other thoughts on just how close we can get to God? |