MInTheGap

One of the things that I’ve mentioned before that’s convicted me is the fact that my life is not that much different from the “good” unsaved person’s life.  What I mean is that my outside appearance—apart from the fact that I do not swear—is pretty much the same as what you would expect out of a professional.

So, how do people really see God if I look not much different than them?

God gives God-sized encounters because that is the only way the world will come to know Him.

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Or what could also be titled, “Welcome to the Crisis of Belief.”

If we’re truly seeking after God, He will bring us to points in our lives where we have to make a decision about what we really believe about God.  A crisis, or decision, comes when we are asked by God to join Him in a work only He can accomplish.  This work is one in which, if God doesn’t help you, you will fail.

In order to illustrate what I’m saying, let’s look at different circumstances in the Bible:

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If we’ve taken the steps we talked about last time and made a priority of prayer and watching, then we will see God at work.

But backing up a bit, make sure that your motives are correct.  If you’re seeking to see God work so that you can get a blessing, then you’re doing it for the wrong reasons.

You see, God is the only one worthy of Glory.  It is His work that will draw others to Him.  This is something that I’ve seen time and again with my discussions with atheists and people of differing worldviews.  If all others see of God is what man can do, why should they believe?

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When ask you what are things that only God can do, what comes to mind?

I immediately think of the big things like creating the universe, the worldwide flood, or things like moving mountains.  Things that are supernatural or things that are out of the ordinary.

The truth is that there are many things that the Bible says that only God can do, things that we can see every day, but we need to know that these things are God in action.

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We tend to have weird expectations on the Creator of the Universe.  We act as though this great God lives only in His Word and is at our beckon call.

Doubt me?  How do many Christians approach God or the Bible?

Many Christians approach the Bible and a relationship with God in a way that says we want Him to give us a devotional thought that we can take with us all day, and that’s about it.

However, that’s not what God wants.  God wants a relationship that is as personal and real as the relationship you have with your spouse, your children, and your friends.  He wants to be part of your conversations and part of your thoughts.

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Jesus said, “The Sheep hear my voice and they know me.”  But how does someone who has never heard God audibly know that voice?

With all the distractions, formulas, and Christian help books on the market teaching you how to pray, how to read your Bible, and “What worked for me!”, how does one know that that is how God will speak to them?

God will uniquely communicate with you

How God will speak to you may or will be different than how He speaks to someone else.  The important thing to remember is that He will speak to those that are His.

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Ask any member of your local church who put them in that church, and I bet you¹ that they’ll say that they chose to join the church.  They’ll probably even take it a step further and give you a list of reasons that they chose the specific church.

The problem is that scripture tells us in First Corinthians that it is God who adds members to a local body as it pleases Him².

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1. That is, if I were a betting man! [↩]
2. 1 Corinthians 12:7, 18 [↩]