{"id":5920,"date":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5920"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:46:00","slug":"day-15-the-secret-of-radiation-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2020\/09\/07\/day-15-the-secret-of-radiation-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 15: The Secret Of Radiation Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u201cFor the LORD God is a sun\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2014Psalm 84:11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe sun provides heat, light, energy, and ultraviolet rays\u2014radiation. When we place ourselves in the sun of His countenance, the radiation of His glory does violence to those cancerous iniquities that we often feel helpless to fully overcome. Time in His presence is perhaps the most potent procedure to deal with the chronic sin issues that plague us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSin is like a cancer; God\u2019s presence is like radiation on that cancer. The longer you\u2019re in His presence, soaking in His word and basking in His love, the more power you\u2019re ingesting into the very fiber of your being. The only way we change is when we come close to the Lord. His presence is the place of change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cDistancing ourselves from God always produces spiritual regression; proximity to God always produces spiritual progression.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNow, through the blood of the cross, sinful man is able to come into the immediate presence of the holy God and subject himself to the glory that will change him. As we surrender to this glory, we are being changed into the likeness of the glory of Christ! The amazing part is this\u2014that despite our weakness and failure and sinfulness we are now able to come into the immediate presence of the altogether Holy One! What a privilege!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen we step into the presence of God, we are exposing ourselves to eternally powerful forces. Everything within us changes when we touch the radiating glory that emits from His face.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cYou don\u2019t know you\u2019re being exposed to radiation when it first happens\u2026The effects of radiation are always delayed. The same is true of God\u2019s glory. When you spend time in His presence, your first thought is, \u2018This isn\u2019t accomplishing anything.\u2019 However, if you will believe the truth and just devote yourself to mega-amounts of time in His presence, the effects of spending time with Him will eventually manifest.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cPowerful things happen inside when you spend time with God. When you\u2019re in His presence for extended periods, the molecular composition of your soul gets restructured. You start to think differently, and you don\u2019t even know why. You start to have different passions and interests, and you don\u2019t even know why. God is changing you on the inside in ways you can\u2019t cognitively analyze.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe more time you spend in His presence, the greater your tolerance becomes for even greater manifestations of radiance and glory\u2026Those who expose themselves to large quantities of the radiation of God\u2019s glory become candidates for even greater glory. \u2018From glory to glory.\u2019\u201d<\/em>\u2014<strong>Bob Sorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOh Lord, I need You more earnestly and passionately. Even when I don\u2019t feel You, help me to remain focused on You, Your Word and Your Spirit. Crush in me, Lord, that recurrent desire to always step away from You to attend to other \u2018seemingly more important things.\u2019 Teach me to spend extended times\u2014alone\u2014with You. Let the power of Your radiating presence soak into every fiber of my soul and spirit, and let the inner transformation I so desire take place as I remain under Your glorious radiation. Take me from this glory to the next one, Lord. There is a higher glory in You and I cannot settle for where I am today. Lord, as I sit at Your feet in humble quietness, systematically deconstruct every detail of my being that isn\u2019t conforming to Your likeness, and reconstruct me through the power of Your presence. Shapen me and remake me, as I wait on You, Oh Lord. Help me I pray. I am desperate for more of Your radiation therapy. In Your name I pray. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just commit to sit longer hours before God\u2019s Word. That\u2019s the only decision worthy to make today. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFor the LORD God is a sun\u201d \u2014Psalm 84:11 \u201cThe sun provides heat, light, energy, and ultraviolet rays\u2014radiation. When we place ourselves in the sun of His countenance, the radiation of His glory does violence to those cancerous iniquities that we often feel helpless to fully overcome. 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