I Want a Different God
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Yesterday we sang "Unchanging"
So we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One
Who was and is and is to come
Yeah we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One
Who was and is and is to come
To praise the Holy One
Who was and is and is to come
Yeah we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One
Who was and is and is to come
In one thought, this if very true. I believe that Tomlin was write in this that God is unchanging in His promises and His faithfulness, in His grace.
But has God changed? He is a God of change - He changes lives - He changes futures - He changes destinations. He is change. To say He was and is and is to come can only apply to certain aspects of Him.
My fear is that too many of us Christians have tried to live as though He was and is and is to come in a way that mean God is predictable - this idea that if I do this then He will do that. Too often people who fill the church think they have the formula figured out. No one would admit that but our lives show it.
God is not the same! The God of the Bible is full of surprises. Split the waters, walk on the water, turn the water into wine, make a donkey talk, time stand still, throw your nets on the other side, "What? Your ear got cut off? Let me fix that for you", creator being created, giver of life being killed. Who knows what He'll do next?!!!
Yet, we want Him to be the same. I don't want same god, boring god, predictable god. I want GOD! One cannot follow this God very long and stay comfortable.
His character is the same but His method is anything but...
Tomorrow I expect to see something new from God. The day after that I expect to see something new from God. And so on. I do know part of Him but not Him fully so why would expect to see the same thing from Him. Don't limit God because you have a glimpse.
Maybe the truth is more that God is not changing, we just simply have not seen all of Him so there is always new things to be revealed. The sad part is that some have quit looking for something new or different from Him. Once that happens, we cease to make bold moves for God. We simply sit and wait for His return. What a wasted life.
EXPECT great things from God
- ATTEMPT great things for God ~ William Carey
1 comments:
So, i've pretty much been off the blog circuit lately. Facebook dominated my internet life. I recently got off of facebook and television and am finding more worthwhile things to read and spend my life doing. And i've gotten back to a couple blogs so i can at least stay semi connected to the rest of the world. In the meantime though, God has completely renewed my hunger for Him. And not by doing mundane or expected things. The ways and places He's shown up in my life have been anything but. Seriously. I laugh thinking about it. I wonder if He's up there sometimes with the angels saying "watch this!" And all of it is good! God knows His children. He knows our character (He is creator...). Our character that gets bored easily, that becomes prideful in thinking they've got it figured out, that loves be suprised, amazed and caused to stand in awe. Just like you love to see and hear Cooper's reaction when he is amazed and surprised, God loves doing those things and seeing us react. That's the Father heart of God.
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