this adventure with the Most High: He is

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

worth remembering.

This God that causes fire to lap water from a dripping trench is worth remembering.

I'll tell you, forgetfulness ashamedly marks my character. In fact--CONFESSION--I forgot my mother-in-law's birthday a couple of weeks ago. Oh, I felt awful. We have since made it up to her, so you can drop your stones.

But needless to say, I have to be intentional. I must take conscious steps in order to remember. And that spills over into my own adventure with my Lord.

Psalm 78 lingers in my mind these days. The author speaks of the Israelites, "How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, and grieved Him in the desert! Yes, again and again they tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. They did not remember His power..." (vv. 40-42a, emphasis mine)

Wow. Sobering.

We can grieve God, provoke Him, and yes, even limit the Almighty with our lack of belief. And one way we stir up belief in our being is by remembering His power--remembering the work of His hands in our own little lives.

Today I choose to remember Him. I choose to remember His miraculous provisions. I choose to remember His faithful answers to prayers for His glory to shine. I choose to remember specifics.

He is worth remembering.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

big.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. He brings worlds into existence with His breath. He parts waters and calls the dead to life. His arm crushes the greatest foe. His love covers the most heinous of sin. His plan stretches across the globe and throughout eternity. Regardless of the seeming giant in my path, He is neither intimidated nor swayed. This God is big, yet He interacts, intercedes, and intervenes for the one who calls His name. Do you believe?

Thursday, March 4, 2010

active.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. He reigns on high. He is moving and affected and purposeful. He hears our cries. He responds to faith. He intervenes, binds up, and equips. He is not arbitrary. He is not detached. He is active. Do you believe?

Friday, February 26, 2010

personal.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be or He is not God. He has set the precedent throughout His Word. He understands our thoughts afar off. And He is willing to meet us on the mountains and in the valleys...personally. He speaks intimately and promises specifically. Do you believe?

His audible voice has never graced my ears--I would probably die. But He has "spoken" so personally to me by His Spirit and through His Word that there are moments of brief freak out, followed by laughter of joy at how real, and how intimate, this God is.

He responds and reaches down into this speck of time. He hears the cries of my mouth for discernment or encouragement. And He meets me. It blows me away. He is personal.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

wild.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. He is the Lion of Judah--unable to be tamed, unpredictable, incomprehensible. The grave could not keep Him in the dirt. The enemy must bow at the mention of His name. He is fierce. He is strength, with a roar that shatters the chains. My tears do not manipulate. My fears do not intimidate. He is active, moving, and precise. My face to the ground, this God cannot be constrained...except by His promises.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

intimacy.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. He knows the number of hairs on our individual heads. He contemplates our thoughts while they have yet graced our minds. He understands our every motive, our every tear, our every fear, and He speaks so we can hear. This God who is reigning in holiness over eternity, enters into time and meets us where we are...on Thursday. And His gaze rests on the one who is contrite of spirit and trembling at His Word. What are you going to believe today?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

power.

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. I awoke this morning to the sound of forty mile per hour winds whipping outside my window. Branches are bending. Chimes are ringing. There is a sense of power in the air. But that is only a scratch. The power of this One we call God changes molecular structures with His breath; and causes the flames of a fire to lap up gallons of water. He stops the storms, raises the dead, and rains down bread from heaven.

Wherever we are in our walk this day, there is infinitely more we have yet to experience of His uncontainable, power-filled character. Oh, and His benefits are rich. What are you going to believe today?

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

He is...

Either God is who He has proven Himself to be, or He is not God. As for me, I am choosing to stand on the foundation of His character rather than the ever-changing tides of my unstable heart. He is good. He rewards those who diligently seek Him. He never forsakes His own. He sees, avenges, binds, and heals. What are you going to believe today?