Intimately Consumed

This is the message behind the song "Intimately Consumed" and my entire latest album...

intimate 1 |ˈintəmit|
adjective
1 closely acquainted; familiar, close : intimate friends
• involving very close connection
2 private and personal .
3 (of knowledge) detailed; thorough : an intimate knowledge

consume |kənˈsoōm|
• (usu. be consumed) (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone):
(consuming) a consuming passion.

I have cried out for a while now, that the Father would permit me to be intimately consumed in my personal relationship with Him. That by His grace, I would be able to walk out the greatest commandments (Matt. 22:37-40). As being apart of the church, or bride of Christ, I want to be in love with Jesus, the Bridegroom King. This is only possibly today because of the cross of Jesus Christ that stands over history.
It's the greatest love story of all time. We as humans, chose to walk apart from God and disobey His commands (Gen; Rom 3:23). The Father loved us so much, that He sent His only Son to die for us and redeem us from our sin (Jn 3:16). He did nothing wrong. He was guiltless and lived a perfect life.
I do not serve a dead God, I serve a living God. Jesus Christ rose from the grave and visited people - people saw His scars, they talked with Him, they touched Him - it's a historical fact. He lives today, and even better, He lives inside me (Gal 2). I am in love with Jesus Christ and desire to go deeper in love with Him. I want to learn to recognize His voice more clearly (Jn 10:27). I desire to be completely intimately consumed with passion for Jesus. I desire to know the heart of the Father that formed me intricately in my mothers womb and I pray that the Father would stir your heart and put the same desires in you (Ps 139). He is good, and if we can see Him for who He is, we will realize that nothing else matters except being intimate with Him. Nothing matters but knowing a personal, alive God, whom is Jesus Christ. Nothing matters apart from fellowshiping with the God who created us for Himself (Jn 15; Jn 17:3). For surely, that is how He designed and fashioned you - to be in a relationship with Himself where you reflect His glory back to Himself.
When you look at the definition of the word "intimate" and "consume" the title of my album makes much more sense. The dictionary definition of the word "intimate" means to be closely acquainted, familiar, involving a very close connection, or simply put to be close with. In other words you are intimate friends. It also means to be private and personal or to have detailed, thorough knowledge of something or someone. If you take a look at the definition of the word "passion" this means to absorb all the attention and energy or someone or to have a consuming passion. Now, take those two words, combine them and their definitions together, and relate them to your relationship with Jesus Christ. This is what this album is about!
I want to be closely acquainted, familiar and have a close connection with Jesus! I want to be intimate friends with Him, even as He Himself called those who are His own (Jn 15:15). I want to be absorbed and have a consuming passion to know my Heavenly Father. The more I seek the Lord, the more I find Him. The more I find Him, the more I simply love Him. Out of loving Him, comes this consuming passion. Once you begin to see Him as He is, you will never again be the same. Once you encounter His unconditional love, you can't help but share Him with others. Once you behold His beauty, you can't help but have a passion for living abandoned to Him. For, there is none but Him, none like Him, and nothing that could be better for you were made for Him. This is my cry - Abba, I wanna be intimately consumed! You were called to live and be intimately consumed by God. Get you some of that!

Prayer:

Father of glory, this is my prayer - that I would truly be intimately consumed and in love with You. But, to limit this prayer to myself is selfishness. So I ask, Father, Abba, Daddy, that you would raise up a whole generation across the nations of a people that would be intimately consumed - in passionate love with Your Son Jesus. I pray that you would raise up a generation who truly walks out the greatest commandant of all which Jesus spoke about - to love You with our whole hearts, souls, minds, and all of our strength. Father, release the grace and anointing over your church to walk in the two greatest commands - loving you and loving others. Raise up a generation that knows the love of the Father for themselves, and for others. Raise up a generation that knows Your heart - not just facts. People who have sat at Your feet and been intimate with you. People who have rejected the simple ways of this world and been abandoned to you. I want to be intimately consumed with love for you Abba. I want to know the width, the height, the depth, the vastness of love that You have for me and for others. In Jesus Name, amen!