Does God Help You When You Are Impossible To Deal With?
Listen, Israel, you're about to cross the Jordan River. You'll be forcing out nations that are larger and stronger than you, with big cities that have sky-high walls. Their people are tall and strong. They're descendants of Anak. You know all about them. You've also heard it said, “Who can oppose the descendants of Anak?” Realize today that the LORD your God is the one who is going ahead of you like a raging fire. . . . . .and will use you to crush their power . . . .
When the LORD your God expels these people in front of you, don't say to yourselves, “Because we've been living right, the LORD brought us here to take possession of this land.” No, it's because these nations are so wicked that the LORD is forcing them out of your way and to fulfill the oath he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
. . . . . So understand this: It's not because you've been living right that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess. You are impossible to deal with! Deuteronomy 9:1-6 (GW)
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“Stubborn”, “stubborn as a mule”, “stiff necked”, “impossible to deal with” are all God’s assessment of His children. Maybe you have children like that, but you love them anyway. Truth be told there’s a stubborn, stiff necked streak in each of us, be it “in your face” or passive-aggressive, either way there exists in every one of us natural antipathy toward submission to God. This leaves God with no one to work through except people who “are impossible to deal with”!
In today’s passage Moses tells Israel to
1. Destroy the inhabitants of Canaan.
2. That God will pave the way ahead of them
3. That this destruction is the result of the inhabitant’s evil, not because of
Israel’s righteousness
God chose to eradicate the sinful people of Canaan through the sinful people of Israel. Obviously God helps stubborn people. But just as obviously, God hates and sin and evil.
This shows God’s faithfulness to the covenant he made with Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and God’s keeping his promise to give them a land to inhabit.
It’s all about God blessing and being faithful to people to who don’t deserve it. . . .. . . . people strikingly similar to you and to me.
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
May 28, 2010
Do you ever compare your accomplishments to those of others?
Deuteronomy 8:6-20 (NIV)
“the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land--a land . . .with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, .. . . . . . When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
Be careful that . . . . . when you eat and are satisfied . .. . . your heart will not become proud . . . .
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, . . . “ Deuteronomy 8:6-20
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If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, “I don’t care who gets the credit as long as God gets the glory”. The problem with that is that when I hear it said it sounds “tinny”, almost like the person saying he is taking credit for not taking credit. It sounds too much like comparison to me. . . . .as if to say, ”I’m not like everyone else who brags, I’m humble!”
The first verse above makes it clear to me that the Lord is the author of the story we’re in. The part I play was given to, not chosen by, me. And everything that goes with that part was also written into story by the author. It’s all gift. God has written he beauty of southern Chester county into my part of God’s Story. I am really, really grateful for that.
Where I go wrong is forgetting this. The moment I become proud of a thought I’ve had, a physical achievement, a problem solved, something new created . . . . . . . it is then that I must remember where whatever abilities I have came from.
Actually it kind of ridiculous, isn’t it, to be proud of looks, intelligence, abilities, or personality. Each of us has what we have because of powers outside of ourselves. We have nothing to do with it. It’s like being proud of being tall. Nothing wrong with accepting who I am, but how crazy it is to take credit for something I have absolutely nothing to do with. That’s nuts.
I think today’s passage is a really good one. If I can “get it” into my heart mind and soul that all credit goes to God, then maybe I can live out a genuine attitude that gives God the glory without having to tell everyone.
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Deuteronomy 8:6-20 (NIV)
“the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land--a land . . .with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, .. . . . . . When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
Be careful that . . . . . when you eat and are satisfied . .. . . your heart will not become proud . . . .
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me." But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, . . . “ Deuteronomy 8:6-20
Pastor’s Blog
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, “I don’t care who gets the credit as long as God gets the glory”. The problem with that is that when I hear it said it sounds “tinny”, almost like the person saying he is taking credit for not taking credit. It sounds too much like comparison to me. . . . .as if to say, ”I’m not like everyone else who brags, I’m humble!”
The first verse above makes it clear to me that the Lord is the author of the story we’re in. The part I play was given to, not chosen by, me. And everything that goes with that part was also written into story by the author. It’s all gift. God has written he beauty of southern Chester county into my part of God’s Story. I am really, really grateful for that.
Where I go wrong is forgetting this. The moment I become proud of a thought I’ve had, a physical achievement, a problem solved, something new created . . . . . . . it is then that I must remember where whatever abilities I have came from.
Actually it kind of ridiculous, isn’t it, to be proud of looks, intelligence, abilities, or personality. Each of us has what we have because of powers outside of ourselves. We have nothing to do with it. It’s like being proud of being tall. Nothing wrong with accepting who I am, but how crazy it is to take credit for something I have absolutely nothing to do with. That’s nuts.
I think today’s passage is a really good one. If I can “get it” into my heart mind and soul that all credit goes to God, then maybe I can live out a genuine attitude that gives God the glory without having to tell everyone.
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010
Does God Bring Tough Times?
Deuteronomy 6:14-19
“ . . . . .Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Deuteronomy 8:1-5 (NIV)
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Unfortunately and fortunately (even though I hate it) it takes constant doses of pain, humiliation, and failure to keep me humble enough to submit to God.
Pride is the fundamental sin. Humility is the antidote. Unfortunately I’m not all that good at humbling myself. The moment I begin to become arrogant enough to think “wow, I’m pretty humble” . . .. well you get the picture.
In today’s passage (and throughout the entire Bible and therefore all of life) God is the actor, the initiator. He is willing to BRING HARDSHIP onto his “children” FOR THEIR OWN GOOD. He’ll inflict it until humility is regained. Why? We humans are safe and happy only when humbly submit to Father who knows best. We’re unsafe and miserable when free to put ourselves into the prison of doing what we want to do.
Jesus really liked this passage. His parents probably drilled it into Him. It was a comfort to him when he was facing hardship (his 40 days of temptation in the desert)
“Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth
of the LORD”
I think this means something like,
“Jeff you don’t live by what you feed your various appetites with. That stuff
doesn’t even satisfy while you’re indulging yourself (well maybe at the
moment)! But, Jeff, when you look back, don’t you get it, don’t you see it?
Those times when you just did what the Holy Spirit prompted you to do, you were
happy. Those were the Kodak moments!”
At least it means something like that.
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Deuteronomy 6:14-19
“ . . . . .Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. Deuteronomy 8:1-5 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
Unfortunately and fortunately (even though I hate it) it takes constant doses of pain, humiliation, and failure to keep me humble enough to submit to God.
Pride is the fundamental sin. Humility is the antidote. Unfortunately I’m not all that good at humbling myself. The moment I begin to become arrogant enough to think “wow, I’m pretty humble” . . .. well you get the picture.
In today’s passage (and throughout the entire Bible and therefore all of life) God is the actor, the initiator. He is willing to BRING HARDSHIP onto his “children” FOR THEIR OWN GOOD. He’ll inflict it until humility is regained. Why? We humans are safe and happy only when humbly submit to Father who knows best. We’re unsafe and miserable when free to put ourselves into the prison of doing what we want to do.
Jesus really liked this passage. His parents probably drilled it into Him. It was a comfort to him when he was facing hardship (his 40 days of temptation in the desert)
“Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth
of the LORD”
I think this means something like,
“Jeff you don’t live by what you feed your various appetites with. That stuff
doesn’t even satisfy while you’re indulging yourself (well maybe at the
moment)! But, Jeff, when you look back, don’t you get it, don’t you see it?
Those times when you just did what the Holy Spirit prompted you to do, you were
happy. Those were the Kodak moments!”
At least it means something like that.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
May 26, 2010
When is fear a proper response to what I’m facing?
Deuteronomy 7:17-26 (NIV)
You may say to yourselves, "These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?" But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt . . . .. . . . The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once . . . . .Do not covet the silver and gold . . . . .or you will be ensnared by it . . . . Deuteronomy 7:17-26 (NIV)
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Here’s a great quote I read somewhere I can’t remember this afternoon from someone important whom I am forgetting which I wrote down somewhere but can’t find, but remember enough to paraphrase for you.
“ I should not be surprised to notice that when I “fear God”, I find
myself fearing other things less. When I am not “fearing God”, my
fears of other things increase”.
Today’s passage says at least two crucial things:
1. Fear can be reduced if we remember what God has done. If He routed Pharoah, delivered the Jews from Egypt, became a Jew in Jesus, did miracles, was raised from the dead, and if He is for us, then that ought to be a boost to my sense of security. If I “fear” God (respect, trust, know He’s God, place myself in his care, humble myself before Him), then I have the God of the universe going before me when I obey.
2. Notice, however, that driving out the Canaanites didn’t happen “all at once”, not just because of Israel’s sin, but because God planned for it to be a slow process. So too, our victories will rarely be instantaneous. The process of facing our fear is one of God’s teaching and, yes, God’s protection. The journey is as important as the final victory.
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Deuteronomy 7:17-26 (NIV)
You may say to yourselves, "These nations are stronger than we are. How can we drive them out?" But do not be afraid of them; remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt . . . .. . . . The LORD your God will drive out those nations before you, little by little. You will not be allowed to eliminate them all at once . . . . .Do not covet the silver and gold . . . . .or you will be ensnared by it . . . . Deuteronomy 7:17-26 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
Here’s a great quote I read somewhere I can’t remember this afternoon from someone important whom I am forgetting which I wrote down somewhere but can’t find, but remember enough to paraphrase for you.
“ I should not be surprised to notice that when I “fear God”, I find
myself fearing other things less. When I am not “fearing God”, my
fears of other things increase”.
Today’s passage says at least two crucial things:
1. Fear can be reduced if we remember what God has done. If He routed Pharoah, delivered the Jews from Egypt, became a Jew in Jesus, did miracles, was raised from the dead, and if He is for us, then that ought to be a boost to my sense of security. If I “fear” God (respect, trust, know He’s God, place myself in his care, humble myself before Him), then I have the God of the universe going before me when I obey.
2. Notice, however, that driving out the Canaanites didn’t happen “all at once”, not just because of Israel’s sin, but because God planned for it to be a slow process. So too, our victories will rarely be instantaneous. The process of facing our fear is one of God’s teaching and, yes, God’s protection. The journey is as important as the final victory.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
Why Did God Choose Israel? What Makes Them So Special?
Deuteronomy 7:7-16(NIV)
“The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt."
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."
“ . . . . If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then . . . . . He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of . . . . . none of your men or women will be childless, nor any of your livestock without young. The LORD will keep you free from every disease. . ." Deuteronomy 7:7-16 (NIV)
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A Rabbi once said of his people,” Jews are just like everyone else, only more so”. He meant that in the Jewish people we see all the traits of humanity displayed in an amplified way. Reading the story of the Jews is reading my story. The Old Testament is the big screen story of all of humanity.
Therefore the reason God chose the Jews is just because he decided to. The big thing, though, is that having chosen them, he will never, ever, quit on them. God is faithful to his covenant (Gen 12:1-3, Gen 15). God keeps his promise.
Now here’s the thing. Jews are a picture of us. The New Testament says (read Galatians and Romans) that God’s faithfulness to the Jews is a picture of God’s faithfulness and love toward us!!!!!
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God,
keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love
him and keep his commands” Deuteronomy 7:9
One other thing: Notice all the blessings that come from obedience!!!!!!! OF COURSE, we live in a broken world where broken things will happen, BUT obedience = abundance!!!!! God DOES bless us in practical, tangible ways. “None, any, every” are not simply the literary device of hyperbole, they are words of abundance making the point that life under God is abundant and full, even when such words are tempered with the brokenness that surrounds us.
Deuteronomy 7:7-16(NIV)
“The LORD did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the LORD loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt."
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."
“ . . . . If you pay attention to these laws and are careful to follow them, then . . . . . He will bless the fruit of your womb, the crops of your land--your grain, new wine and oil--the calves of your herds and the lambs of . . . . . none of your men or women will be childless, nor any of your livestock without young. The LORD will keep you free from every disease. . ." Deuteronomy 7:7-16 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
A Rabbi once said of his people,” Jews are just like everyone else, only more so”. He meant that in the Jewish people we see all the traits of humanity displayed in an amplified way. Reading the story of the Jews is reading my story. The Old Testament is the big screen story of all of humanity.
Therefore the reason God chose the Jews is just because he decided to. The big thing, though, is that having chosen them, he will never, ever, quit on them. God is faithful to his covenant (Gen 12:1-3, Gen 15). God keeps his promise.
Now here’s the thing. Jews are a picture of us. The New Testament says (read Galatians and Romans) that God’s faithfulness to the Jews is a picture of God’s faithfulness and love toward us!!!!!
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God,
keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love
him and keep his commands” Deuteronomy 7:9
One other thing: Notice all the blessings that come from obedience!!!!!!! OF COURSE, we live in a broken world where broken things will happen, BUT obedience = abundance!!!!! God DOES bless us in practical, tangible ways. “None, any, every” are not simply the literary device of hyperbole, they are words of abundance making the point that life under God is abundant and full, even when such words are tempered with the brokenness that surrounds us.
Monday, May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
Blessed to Be a Blessing
The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)
When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations--the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you-- and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. . . . . . . For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:1-6 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
Do you notice the two tasks God gives to Abraham’s descendents (the Jewish people, Israel)? The first task is to bless all peoples on earth. The second, which is not music to ears of comfortable American suburbanites like me, is to destroy evil.
Blessing: God chose a certain group of people (the Jews) through whom he would bring healing and restoration to the world. They were chosen for no other reason than that God decided to. Jews are no better and no worse than anyone else. They were chosen for a task, a task completed and being completed by the one Jew who was faithful to the task, Jesus Christ.
Destruction: But task part two included eradicating evil. This meant that occupying the promised land was a twofold charge. The gift of land for Israel, and the removal of evil from that land as a judgment against the occupiers of that land because their evil had grown to be too great to be tolerated (human sacrifice and worse)
This is important for Christians to consider. My mind immediately thinks, “Wait a minute! Did God bless the Jews with the land by means of genocide? How can God commit genocide?” My next thought is seek a way to get God off the hook for what looks to me like an horrendous action. But I don’t succeed and I’m left with the story just as it’s told. Now what?
This is where the Christian must be very careful to allow scripture, the biblical story, as it is told, to form our idea of God, not the other way around. If the latter, I create my own god. If the former, I am continually humbled into living before the God who’s ways are not my ways and whose greatness is greater than I can comprehend.
The Bible keeps me in my place.
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The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)
When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess and drives out before you many nations--the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you-- and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. . . . . . . For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:1-6 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
Do you notice the two tasks God gives to Abraham’s descendents (the Jewish people, Israel)? The first task is to bless all peoples on earth. The second, which is not music to ears of comfortable American suburbanites like me, is to destroy evil.
Blessing: God chose a certain group of people (the Jews) through whom he would bring healing and restoration to the world. They were chosen for no other reason than that God decided to. Jews are no better and no worse than anyone else. They were chosen for a task, a task completed and being completed by the one Jew who was faithful to the task, Jesus Christ.
Destruction: But task part two included eradicating evil. This meant that occupying the promised land was a twofold charge. The gift of land for Israel, and the removal of evil from that land as a judgment against the occupiers of that land because their evil had grown to be too great to be tolerated (human sacrifice and worse)
This is important for Christians to consider. My mind immediately thinks, “Wait a minute! Did God bless the Jews with the land by means of genocide? How can God commit genocide?” My next thought is seek a way to get God off the hook for what looks to me like an horrendous action. But I don’t succeed and I’m left with the story just as it’s told. Now what?
This is where the Christian must be very careful to allow scripture, the biblical story, as it is told, to form our idea of God, not the other way around. If the latter, I create my own god. If the former, I am continually humbled into living before the God who’s ways are not my ways and whose greatness is greater than I can comprehend.
The Bible keeps me in my place.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010
Have You, As Most Of America Has, Lost Your Story?
Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (NLT)
“In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the LORD our God has commanded us to obey?’
Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. The LORD did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.’" Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (NLT)
Pastor’s Blog
Can you, in three minutes or less tell the story of the world?
Some think the story of the world is that there was a big bang, nascent life formed, evolved and here we are, with no purpose other than the one we choose to make up. We’re accidents making the best of it. (that story took only seconds to tell!).
Each of us believes some story of the world and which story you believe makes all the difference. What story shapes your life?
The Darwinist story leaves us purposeless. There’s the Lion King story, similar to eastern mysticism, where the circle of life goes round and round but whose destination is, well, round and round. And there’s the Buddhist story (another word for story is wordview) which warns that there is no Buddha to find, that our destiny is to escape the world as a drop gives up it’s existence when it falls to the sea.
What we believe shapes our lives, and, yes, our daily decisions.
Can you tell your children and grandchildren and friends and neighbors the Christian story which America has essentially lost?
Here is The Big Story (as told both in the Old and New Testaments)
God created the world.
The world went wrong.
God chose Abraham’s descendents to rescue the world.
The faithful Israelite, Jesus, did so on the cross.
In fact, He rescued me too.
Here’s what He’s done and is doing in my life.
Now I live to please Him and join Him in rescuing the world with the help of the Holy Spirit
And I will live with Him forever in the New Creation when the final rescue will have been completed.
Is this your story? Does it shape you? Can you tell it?
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Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (NLT)
“In the future your children will ask you, ‘What is the meaning of these laws, decrees, and regulations that the LORD our God has commanded us to obey?’
Then you must tell them, ‘We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand. The LORD did miraculous signs and wonders before our eyes, dealing terrifying blows against Egypt and Pharaoh and all his people. He brought us out of Egypt so he could give us this land he had sworn to give our ancestors. And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day. For we will be counted as righteous when we obey all the commands the LORD our God has given us.’" Deuteronomy 6:20-25 (NLT)
Pastor’s Blog
Can you, in three minutes or less tell the story of the world?
Some think the story of the world is that there was a big bang, nascent life formed, evolved and here we are, with no purpose other than the one we choose to make up. We’re accidents making the best of it. (that story took only seconds to tell!).
Each of us believes some story of the world and which story you believe makes all the difference. What story shapes your life?
The Darwinist story leaves us purposeless. There’s the Lion King story, similar to eastern mysticism, where the circle of life goes round and round but whose destination is, well, round and round. And there’s the Buddhist story (another word for story is wordview) which warns that there is no Buddha to find, that our destiny is to escape the world as a drop gives up it’s existence when it falls to the sea.
What we believe shapes our lives, and, yes, our daily decisions.
Can you tell your children and grandchildren and friends and neighbors the Christian story which America has essentially lost?
Here is The Big Story (as told both in the Old and New Testaments)
God created the world.
The world went wrong.
God chose Abraham’s descendents to rescue the world.
The faithful Israelite, Jesus, did so on the cross.
In fact, He rescued me too.
Here’s what He’s done and is doing in my life.
Now I live to please Him and join Him in rescuing the world with the help of the Holy Spirit
And I will live with Him forever in the New Creation when the final rescue will have been completed.
Is this your story? Does it shape you? Can you tell it?
(to post your thoughts, anonymously if you wish, simply click on “comments” below)
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