(Clip) Recieving a Revelation of Jesus — Zac Poonen

Believing God Exists and Rewards Those Who Seek Him

When you come to God, you must believe that he exists. That means you must believe that he can hear your prayer. He's not a dead God. And secondly, you must believe that he rewards those who diligently seek him.

Material Blessings Are Given to Everyone

If you don't diligently seek him, he won't reward you. You'll just get some physical blessings. For physical blessings, you don't even have to pray. Jesus said, God makes the sun to rise on evil people also.

And he sends the rain on unrighteous farmers also. Material things God gives to everybody. Look at all the unbelievers in the world who are rich and healthy. They live in good houses, their children are healthy, everybody gets it.

Spiritual Blessing Requires Seeking God

Those are all material blessings. Everybody gets it. Unbeliever, believer. But to become like Christ, that is spiritual blessing. That's reserved only for those who diligently seek God. One more verse, Jeremiah 29.

The Lord says, you will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart. Again, the same principle, by the sweat of your brow, you will earn your bread. Again, the same principle, by the sweat of your brow, you will earn your bread.

Those who diligently seek God, he will reward them. You will find me, God says, when you search for me with all your heart. When you say, God, you are the most important thing in my life, you will find him.

Sadhu Sundar Singh’s Vision of Jesus

Sadhu Sundar Singh was 15 years old when he had a vision of Jesus Christ in Punjab. That was more than a hundred years ago. Somewhere around 1900. He was a young Sikh who had torn the Bible, didn't believe in Christ.

But he was seeking God at the age of 15. And he began to pray and pray and pray. One day, he got up very early in the morning. And he said, God, I want to know who you are. I can't live without you. Imagine a 14, 15 year old boy saying to God, I can't live without you.

And he said, if you don't reveal yourself before 5 o 'clock this morning, I'm going to put my head on the train and kill myself. I can't live without you. Because that train comes by here at that time.

And he saw a vision of Jesus. He said he thought he would see some other deity. He never expected to see Jesus. And immediately he was converted. You say, why doesn't God give me a vision like that? I'll tell you.

Wholehearted Seeking Brings Spiritual Reward

The hardworking farmer has to get the first share of the crop. The one who seeks God with all his heart finds him. I tell you, compared to Sadhguru Sundar Singh, I feel I'm such a half-hearted person.

Most of us are so half-hearted. We can live comfortably in this world without God. Sadhu Sundar Singh said, I cannot live in the world without you. Don't you think God should reward him much more than us?

Sure. We've got other interests like money and other things in the world. Or a ministry or a church. God says, you be satisfied with that. Sadhu Sundar Singh was not seeking money or a ministry or a church, he wanted God.

And he got God. I want to say to you that India needs many, many young people like that. When I was a young man, I read that testimony of him. And I said, Lord, I really want to be wholehearted living for you.

Pursuing God Above Ministry and Other Interests

I'm not called to be a Sadhu. That's not my calling. I want to fulfill whatever ministry you have for me. In fact, I said that when I was 21. I want to say to all of you in Jesus' name. Right now, at this age, say, God, I want you more than anything else in this world.

Desiring God Above Everything Else

Say what it says in Psalm 73 verse 25. Psalm 73 verse 25. That's a verse I wrote in the front of my Bible when I was converted. Lord, whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth I desire beside you.

I used to say that to God regularly as a young man. Lord, I desire nothing on earth but you. I desire no one but you. You say that sincerely to God. And every day, I tell you, your life will change completely in the next six months.

Your life will be so different, your parents will be surprised. The elders in your church will be surprised. If you sincerely say that to God every day from today onwards.