It is a serious thing to become casual in our walk with God. It can be tempting to try and rush in and out of God’s presence or to squeeze Him in to our full calendars. We are busy people with demanding schedules. Time is valuable. Yet throughout Scripture, God expected His people to prepare for their meetings with Him. God is sovereign over the universe. He will bring time to a climactic end and judge all of humanity. It is foolhardy to think we can hurry into God’s presence unprepared.
One must prepare for a life-changing encounter with God. This means we attend to our hearts and minds before a divine encounter. We cleanse ourselves from any known sin. We carefully consider who it is we are about to meet. Could it be that our lack of prior consecration is hindering the impact of our meetings with God? One ought never to leave a meeting with almighty God bored, listless, or uninspired. The children of Israel were instructed to take three days to prepare for their divine meeting. It took effort, but people are still feeling the impact of their encounter thousands of years later! What have your meetings with God been like? Have you been properly and thoroughly preparing for them? What might you do differently so you are ready for your next meeting with God?