How did GOD think of that?

A guest blog from my good friend Debra McKnight.

I can see God’s mind-blowing handy work all around me. Here are just a few:

The Universe. It goes on forever. How does it do that?
Diversity of Life. From plants to animals. If you look at the diversity of just something like little unimportant beetles- there are over 500,000 different kinds of them. Amazing.
Gravity. Magnetism. Electricity. How did He come up with those?
Rain. Water drops on our heads from the clouds, nourishes the world and then evaporates back into the atmosphere again. God is the original Recycler.
Procreation. A woman. A man. A new life grows INSIDE the woman. That’s just bizarre when you think about it.
Love. Forgiveness. Resurrection. Salvation. Wow!

Our God is indeed God. And He is Good. And He is GREAT!

And while you're here, let me ask YOU. What do you see that makes you wonder "How did He think of that?"

Should we wear crash helmets to church? Are you ready to be lashed to your pew?

Annie Dillard has one of the best quotes on church. She is an unbeliever as best I can tell. She knows, however, that if you believe in GOD you better be prepared for who GOD is. He is explosive in His ability and desire to do what we all think can't be done. So why don't churches, for the most part, act that way?

Do you have your crash helmet on? Are you ready to be lashed to your pew?

Why do people in church seem like cheerful, brainless tourists on a packaged tour of the Absolute? … Does anyone have the foggiest idea what sort of power we blithely invoke? Or, as I suspect, does no one believe a word of it? The churches are children playing on the floor with their chemistry sets, mixing up a batch of TNT to kill a Sunday morning. It is madness to wear ladies’ straw hats and velvet hats to church; we should all be wearing crash helmets. Ushers should issue life preservers and signal flares; they should lash us to our pews. For the sleeping GOD may wake someday and take offense, or the waking GOD may draw us to where we can never return.

via What religious snake handlers want - Think Christian.

Is God slow?

God is not slow. At least, not like some people think of slowness.

God, however, is patient. And that is a good thing for us. Think about it. He doesn't want us to perish. He is the perfect Father we never had. He just wants to give us all time to change our minds about who is in charge. Hint?? God is in charge.

So let us be thankful that God is patient and not complain that He seems slow. It is to our advantage.

 

God is charge -- always.

This is true but not always easy to remember and act on. God is God. He can do anything. He will do what He wants.

Our job is to align with and act on what He wants to have happen at any given moment.

"Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way." ~~Jesus

God is God. He does things that don't make sense to us. We clearly wouldn't do very much the way He does. He doesn't need our permission or approval. How He does things pleases Himself.

Jesus challenges us to understand God, what He wants to do and accept His way.

"Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way." ~~Jesus (Luke 10)

Is God two-faced?

He isn't fickle. No way at all. There is nothing in Him that is two-faced. He couldn't be deceitful if He wanted to. It just isn't in His nature. He isn't wishy washy. He doesn't say one thing and do another.

What He says is true. He has brought me to life using the true nature of His word. When He says it, I can count on it. That's good stuff to be sure.

Who is in charge?

Who is Jesus? The very Son of God who, as man, died for us and is now resurrected. But in His resurrection, God has put Him in charge of everything. Nothing is exempt at all. Not a single thing.

So, how long will he be in charge? Imagine billions and billions of years. Imagine it never ending. That is hard to get my mind around some days because this is a world where things come to an end. In Jesus, who is in charge of everything forever, I live and have the same life. This is His gift to me.

All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. Ephesians 1:20 via Ephesians | YouVersion.

"The Son of Man is no lackey to the Sabbath. He's in charge!" ~~Jesus

What is more important? Rules and regulations? Or the Ruler?

Jesus deals with the problem of "being religious" head on. He is in charge. That is the central issue to be dealt with. Do I believe it and act on it? Will I today?

"The Son of Man is no lackey to the Sabbath. He's in charge!" ~~Jesus

Jesus sometimes calls on us to sell everything we own. What will my reaction be when He asks me to do that?