Depth

Psalm 42:7

Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls;

Deep Calls unto Deep.

A Deep is not something you see outside.A Deep is innermost place.  

If you talk about Oceans, the deep of the oceans is unimaginable. Mariana Trench o challenger deep

If you throw mount Everest in mariana trench, it will complete submerge.

Such deep is the ocean. Thats a physical depth.

But more deeper is the heart of  a man.

What you see of a man, is mostly outward appearance or some thoughts when he talk and behaves.

That is why bible talks about InnerMan.

If you see in workplaces, some people a lot of depth in their knowledge of the work they do.

Some people, they just come to work for the sake of salary , they come and they do and they finish and go.

But when a challenge comes, a man of depth, a man who has deep understanding of the subject can resolve the issues during the challenging  time.

When it comes to a life of a believer, this depth plays a key role on how you continue your journey as a christian.

We so many poeple who come to Church. But you will easily know yourself whether you have that depth, do you go deep into things of God. or do you just do superficial stuff when come to Church.

Many come, attend Church, give offering and go away. but lives does not change. the reason is there is no depth in their spiritual lives.

2. Our first experience of Depth as a believer is Baptism - go deep in water.

When Israelites crossed the red sea.,

How deep will be a sea?

Psalm 106:9

He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it dried up;
So He led them through the depths,
As through the wilderness.

When people of Israel about to cross red sea, God rebuked the red sea and it dried up.

He led them through the depths.

How deep is the Red sea. But God led them through the depths.

Crossing of the red sea signifies the Baptism.

And In Baptism, you completely immerse in the water. Which signifies that you go deep.

Baptism is not about sprinkling,. But Baptism is about going to that deep place.

When you go in the deep,  there are 2 things that happen.

As you go deep, 2 things are death and life..

when you go into deep relationship with God. you have  been crucified with Christ.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.

Galatians 2:20

(20) I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Seed - Do you know when a seed is sown in the ground, what happens.

The seed has to go the depth, there is death and life.

John 12:24

 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much [d]grain.

If you want to build a house - do you directly build it on the ground.

Firs you go deep, you dig, you put foundation.Why?

Because you know with out a foundation, there building will collapse.

If you know for things on earth itself that a foundation is required, how much more as a  believer you have to dig deep.

Baptism signifies Death and Life.

Can we boldly say today, that it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.

Only a person who goes through that depth in the Word, in His walk with God. that person can say, no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.

Worship

When it comes to worship, too often people are caught up in the music, in the lights , in the sounds, in the ambience, in the atmosphere.

Remember, Paul and Silas have none of these where they were beaten and put in jail.

In Flesh, you cannot worship, because flesh deals with outside only.

John 4:19

19 The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.”

21 Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

Samaritan woman tries to relate Worship with mountain and a place.

Just like many of us relate worship with a nice worship leader, nice ambiance , nice music, 

Samartian woman also tried to relate worship with a place. 

And the Lord says, v 24, God is Spirit, and those who worship Him miust worship ON?

IN Spirti and Truth.

Samaritan woman says on the mountain,  The Lord says  IN SPIRIT.

Worship is a matter of depth.

Worship is a matter of inside.

Centurion : The more the depth, the greater the faith.

A man who has depth , his faith will be great.

Centurion, is a commander over 100 soldiers.

Managing one person is not easy, managing 100 is a bigger task.

But this centurion, he understood something

Difference between Martha ,Mary and Centurion.

Martha said Lord if you had been here, and Centurion says, please do not come just say a word.

Matthew 8: V 7,8,9,10

7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.

9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 

Ezekiel 47 says

 5 Again he measured one thousand, and it was a river that I could not cross; for the water was too deep, water in which one must swim, a river that could not be crossed. 

Offering

God accepted Abel and his offering

God rejected Cain and his offering.