GREENE STREET LETTERS: Good Sabbath to you

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Good Sabbath to you

President says in an interview, "we are out of money."
Swine flu sweeping the world as the number of infected increases.
States going bankrupt.
Banks failing.
Everything we have put our trust and future in is collapsing except for one.
The Lord God Almighty.
I'm not so sure how concerned He is with my standard of living as I have already had to address that issue back in 2006.
He is more interested in His Kingdom. Taking back His creation. Issuing the call for those who are weary and heavy laden to come to Him to receive rest, instruction and guidance to walk out their days here on planet earth.

Seems as though every one is focused on events and situations rather than God.
We want God.
But the God we want is a god who will straighten out this world mess so we can get on with our lives.
How selfish are we?
Jesus died for my 42 inch flat screen TV complete with Home entertainment system.
"Oh, I watch Christian TV and there's nothing like seeing all those televangelist in High Definition.
I think High Definition is when the Lord God on high, defines what truth is. As all these events unfold around me, I find out how petty I am and how much I am in need of a Savior.

Habakkuk 3:17-19
Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls-
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
The Lord God is my strength
He will make my feet like deer's feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.

Do you see this?
Our salvation and care are not dependent on the world situation.
We continue to love and chase after God no matter what.
I pray that I do not fall prey to the message of the world and loose sight of what is important. I pray that my walk with God is not so shallow that at the first sign of trouble or danger, I run away to embrace the darkness of the world.
You may ask, "How can you say such things?" Because I know human nature and I definitely know myself.

So on this cloudy, dark, rainy Sunday morning, settle in with God and His word.
Let it permeate your very being with His truth.
Ask God to show you how he sees you.
Spend time with Him today.

God on you........
mb

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Looking At The World Through Cracked Lens

As ol' Paul wrote in his Corinthian letters.."We see in part and we know in part." Now what piece of this bit of wisdom do we not get? I wish to not run around acting and trying to be some sort of Biblical G00-Ru (I meant to spell it wrong). Or a sage of sages.

I simply want to be able to communicate some of what God has given to me. Why? Do I think what I get is better than what you may have received from Him? Nope. But I do think encouragement comes when we share our daily story of struggle and victory in an effort to encourage each other.

Thanks for letting me share.

Time to soldier on..

mbb

Our Statement of Faith

We believe that God is the eternal king. He is an infinite, unchangeable Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, goodness, justice, power and love. From all eternity He exists as the One Living and True God in three persons of one substance, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit equal in power and glory. we believe that God created mankind in His image, male and female, for relationship with Himself and to govern the earth. Under the temptation of Satan, our original parents fell from grace, bringing sin, sickness and God's judgment of death to the earth. Through the fall, Satan and his demonic hosts gained access to God's good creation. Creation now experiences the consequences and effects of Adam's original sin. Human beings are born into sin, subject to God's judgment of death and captive to Satan's kingdom of darkness. We believe that Jesus, God's Son, was sent to this world, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man in one person. He is humanity as God intended us to be. Jesus was anointed as God's Messiah and empowered by the Holy Spirit, ushering in God's kingdom reign on earth, overpowering the reign of Satan by resisting temptation, preaching the good news of salvation, healing the sick, casting out demons and raising the dead. Jesus' atoning death on the cross took God's judgment for sin which we deserved as law-breakers. Jesus' resurrection and ascent back to heaven opened the door for those who received salvation to begin a relationship with God.

Little Nets Into Deep Waters

Fishing nets were designed for one purpose only. To catch fish. Nets are no good if they stay on the boat. Nets serve no purpose if they are never used. I think maybe God sees us this way. We are all created for a purpose (by the way, the creator gets to define what our purpose is). Any other use besides the one we were created for does us no good. But when the creator places His hands upon us, casting us out into those scary, dark places with deep waters, it is then we can see the reality of our purpose. He knew there would be a catch waiting for us. I think I will be the net God has called me to be.

The Twelve Steps

As a community of people in recovery, we affirm that our higher power is Jesus Christ. He did for us what we could not do for ourselves. Just as God told the children of Israel He was going to give them a promised land, He has revealed to us that He desires to give us a "Promised Life." When Israel got to the promised land, God instructed them to go and in a possess it, fight for it and claim it. In recovery, the 12 Steps are the directions given to us on how to fight, possess and claim this promised life.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Good Sabbath to you

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