Monday, January 18, 2010
i will rejoice
Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17, 18
Friday, January 15, 2010
i am sure
God is good.
He cannot be otherwise.
His goodness does not depend on me.
I cannot merit His goodness.
He will give me His best for me simply because I am His child. (also His doing)
When all human logic points otherwise, still He is good.
I cannot obtain better than God's goodness for me.
When I search out other means of getting goodness for myself,
I call Him a liar.
He will never, never forget me or leave me in distress without it being for my good.
He is the Almighty God.
Satan whispers in my ear, "Why should He remember you? You have done no great thing for Him."
I have not. But He has done great things for me.
Even when I cannot understand His timing, He is perfect.
"I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD." Psalm 116:17
He cannot be otherwise.
His goodness does not depend on me.
I cannot merit His goodness.
He will give me His best for me simply because I am His child. (also His doing)
When all human logic points otherwise, still He is good.
I cannot obtain better than God's goodness for me.
When I search out other means of getting goodness for myself,
I call Him a liar.
He will never, never forget me or leave me in distress without it being for my good.
He is the Almighty God.
Satan whispers in my ear, "Why should He remember you? You have done no great thing for Him."
I have not. But He has done great things for me.
Even when I cannot understand His timing, He is perfect.
"I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD." Psalm 116:17
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
relevant truth
The Christian-radio preacher summed up his message: "No doubt there are many out there thinking, 'I'd love to come to Jesus, but you don't know what I've done.' Well, God does, and there is no sin too big for Him to forgive" He went on expounding on the love of God. Wouldn't that be easy....if the world really were thinking such things? Maybe these evangelists pretend this is an actual issue because it's one that's so easily dealt with.
No, what the majority of people are wondering is: "How is God or sin or morality or Jesus even relevant to me?" How indeed, in this age of truth - truth that is no more than an opinion which each person must form on his own. Why should I rely on something so ancient as morality? I must cultivate my own virtue by following my heart and mind. No one else can tell me what is right for me. This train of thought, although disguised as new, has been around for a very, very long time. It was being written about in the early 1700's. Interestingly, each generation thinks they have found new ideas that give freedom. There are no modern ideas - just old ones in new packaging. The poison of this attack on truth is slow but deadly. It creates a lack of revelancy for truth, goodness, and love.
God doesn't re-package His truths in shiny, new paper. He makes no apologies for His laws. Goodness and wisdom will always grow best in the soil of obedience to God - obedience to the truths revealed in the Bible.
It isn't that there is no room for proclaiming God's love - there is no greater proclamation. However, we must sometimes begin further back. The relevancy of God. The immutibility of truth. The limitations of humanity.
"Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe."
"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
1Corinthians 1:20,21,25
No, what the majority of people are wondering is: "How is God or sin or morality or Jesus even relevant to me?" How indeed, in this age of truth - truth that is no more than an opinion which each person must form on his own. Why should I rely on something so ancient as morality? I must cultivate my own virtue by following my heart and mind. No one else can tell me what is right for me. This train of thought, although disguised as new, has been around for a very, very long time. It was being written about in the early 1700's. Interestingly, each generation thinks they have found new ideas that give freedom. There are no modern ideas - just old ones in new packaging. The poison of this attack on truth is slow but deadly. It creates a lack of revelancy for truth, goodness, and love.
God doesn't re-package His truths in shiny, new paper. He makes no apologies for His laws. Goodness and wisdom will always grow best in the soil of obedience to God - obedience to the truths revealed in the Bible.
It isn't that there is no room for proclaiming God's love - there is no greater proclamation. However, we must sometimes begin further back. The relevancy of God. The immutibility of truth. The limitations of humanity.
"Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe."
"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."
1Corinthians 1:20,21,25
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