God Sized Encounters
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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Who Is Your God?
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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Things Only God Can Do
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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Knowing God’s Voice Comes from a Relationship With Him
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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God Always Initiates
Americans have a very impressive can-do attitude. When that gets applied to the church, people feel that they have to “do something” and by that they do not mean grow a relationship over a period of time with their Creator. They mean some kind of physical activity.
That’s one of the reasons, I believe, that many are taken in by cults or works-based faiths where they believe that they have to work for their salvation or do something that the Lord will grant them mercy.
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American Idol Erases Jesus
What happens when Christianity gets a catchy tune? One that has a lot of appeal? Why, if the world wants to use it, it has to cheapen it.
That’s what happened on one of the recent episodes of American Idol. Truth be told, I don’t watch the show. Sure, I’ve caught some of the early auditions, but I don’t believe that I can get behind the concept.
It’s not just that the entire thing is mostly rigged, that true talent gets overlooked in preference for the weird singers to get eyeballs, or even that I find the music to be contrary to Scripture. I just don’t have the time in my life to dedicate to a reality show made up of people trying to be the greatest, when I’m called to be a servant. Christ said that the greatest among us were to be those that served, and here we have a bunch of fame hungry men and women all pinning their hopes and dreams on something that will not last… but I digress.
(Video of the song after the jump…)
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You Can’t Have Mercy Without Justice
One of the hardest things when it comes to a debate is to realize both what is your key point and where you are weak. You also need to know exactly what things you can afford to compromise on and what you cannot.
In this debate I’m having with Amanda, she believes that mercy is the point of the discussion and wonders why I gloss over this to focus on the justice aspect. It’s specifically because of this:
Perhaps I should say that regardless of whether or not the death penalty is just (and I do not think it is), I believe that it matters more if it is merciful. [emphasis mine]
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