God is good all the time. he is trust worthy and faithful when we are not. he is strong when i am weak, and so he does carry me by his precious Grace. this past winter was a very dark time for me in just about every way possible. my life outside of church, my life in church and any other point that has just about anything to do with me in anyway was bad. i was struggling just to stay afloat.
But why?
i had no real clue who God was and so i could not tell what was what. when your vision of God is so far off i think everything you learn about him is just a bit off to the left. i had way to much head knowledge, not all good, not all right (and it never will be)but what was worse yet i had no application of it. i never took time to ask God who are you, what do you want from me, and so on... i have asked those questions now and im still working on who God is. i know I shall be working on that one for all of forever (praise him for that), for i can think of no better thing to do with ones time then to spend it in the study of God. i think it is most important to have a God entranced vision of all things. for once i take my eyes off of how God relates to everything i may be putting my hands to; i run the risk of doing that thing in my own strength or worse yet trusting in the strength of some other thing and committing spiritual fornication. this is just how i have lived my first two years of Christianity. it almost crushed me. the burden of walking in ones own strength is one that is to grievous to be borne. God has moved me from the city to a small town, from a job i hated to a job i love, and has been most gracious in opening doors for me to minister to other Christians as well as evangelize to the lost. yes, God is good all the time. no, not just when things are good. for had he not let me stay in the fire i would never have learned the things i have. i must love and glory in him when things are grand, And not only so, but glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
Friday, August 3, 2007
God is Good All The Time!!!!
Monday, July 30, 2007
what kind of love is this?
Joh 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
Joh 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Joh 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Joh 11:6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
Jesus gets news of his dear friends sickness, the man whom thou lovest it sayes of him, and goes on to say not only did he love him but also martha, and her sister (mary). now the passage says that he loved them all and because he loved them he abode two days still in the same place where he was. this is implied by the therefore. he loved them, "so" when he heard he was sick he stayed put? what kind of love is this? this is not the love that we know. this is not human love........ it is so much deeper then that. so then what is it? why did he remain.
it is because this suffering was not worthy to be compared to the joy, and the vision of God that they should have at the completion of the event. he had something greater in mind then just the easing of the pain. we as humans are so focused on our pain we will give up all knowledge of God, every vision of him because we can not see past it. but Jesus could see, and he loved them so much he stayed put. even though it brought him no joy in the moment. for when he got there he wept. but he loved them more then we can know. enough to let them suffer this pain so that they could see God work right before their eyes. you see that was true love, love we know so little of, he could have ran to him and stopped the suffering right then and there. but he loved them, he loved them so he stayed. he stayed long enough that when he came they would see God more clearly.
easing suffering is not the highest love, it's bearing with it and holding tight in it if need be!! that the people may see God more clearly when he shows up. that is the kind of love that God loves.
Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
all praise and honor and glory be unto his name, for he and he alone is worthy of it!!
Joh 11:2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Joh 11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
Joh 11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
Joh 11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
Joh 11:6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.
Jesus gets news of his dear friends sickness, the man whom thou lovest it sayes of him, and goes on to say not only did he love him but also martha, and her sister (mary). now the passage says that he loved them all and because he loved them he abode two days still in the same place where he was. this is implied by the therefore. he loved them, "so" when he heard he was sick he stayed put? what kind of love is this? this is not the love that we know. this is not human love........ it is so much deeper then that. so then what is it? why did he remain.
it is because this suffering was not worthy to be compared to the joy, and the vision of God that they should have at the completion of the event. he had something greater in mind then just the easing of the pain. we as humans are so focused on our pain we will give up all knowledge of God, every vision of him because we can not see past it. but Jesus could see, and he loved them so much he stayed put. even though it brought him no joy in the moment. for when he got there he wept. but he loved them more then we can know. enough to let them suffer this pain so that they could see God work right before their eyes. you see that was true love, love we know so little of, he could have ran to him and stopped the suffering right then and there. but he loved them, he loved them so he stayed. he stayed long enough that when he came they would see God more clearly.
easing suffering is not the highest love, it's bearing with it and holding tight in it if need be!! that the people may see God more clearly when he shows up. that is the kind of love that God loves.
Rom 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
all praise and honor and glory be unto his name, for he and he alone is worthy of it!!
i was left behind.
Ok, well not really. i finally watched the movie "left behind", about time right i know!! this movie is based on the book left behind that started the left behind series ( authors Dr. Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins). i have never gotten into Christian fiction books so it goes with out saying i never read any from the series. but i must say, i did enjoy the flick. even for those of us who may not agree with the order of the events that take place in this movie, i think if we keep in mind that it's just a movie and not a documentary.... it can be enjoyed. so, i hope if there are any Christians out there who have not seen this move because they do not agree with the rapture or when it will come or anything like that.... i say, go rent it anyway. it was good fun, and it's not everyday they make good movies that name the name of Jesus!! ok well thats all for now, i have yet to finish my study on colossians 1 so.... ill be working on that next.
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