GREENE STREET LETTERS: Let Me Introduce The Man

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Let Me Introduce The Man

If you ever have attended Sunday School or had your Mother or Grandmother read to you from the Bible, then you probably know who the person above is. David ....soon to be King of Israel. Hand picked by God to take over from King Saul. Saul had disqualified himself from the Kingdom by his disobedience. A revelation of character if you will because of bad choices that Saul made concerning directives given to him by God. God said do it this way and Saul had other thoughts. Not a good basis for relationship if you ask me.

God makes a statement about David in Acts 13:22. We read:
"I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will."
What an incredible testimony. God said this about David, that he was a man (God recognized the frailty and failure that lived in David) after His own heart (What God wanted, David wanted) who would do all (What falls under "All"? Everything) His will.
I know what your thinking. "Yeah but David messed up." David didn't mess up. David sinned.
He counted the people, against God's wishes.
He courted and manipulated a married woman in order to have sexual relations with her.
Then, learning she was pregnant, concocted a plan in which to murder her husband.
Doesn't sound like David was a man after God's own heart does it?
There was forgiveness and David was wise enough to realize when he sinned that he could be restored. Oh, David wasn't into "I go sin because I know I can be forgiven of it." No, he never took God's gifts in such a manner. Here in the New Testament....such a testimony spoken by God over a man like David.

What would God say about you today?
What would God's testimony be concerning you and your relationship with Him?
I have tried to imagine what mine would be but you know, when you get into this area, you either have an inflated view of yourself, or you are in that "O LORD, I'm not worthy" stage.
I do want the attributes that David possessed. To have a heart after God's heart and do all that God's will dictated.
Hmmmm.
Food for thought.

God on you.....
mb

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Bobby said...: I've been thinking a lot about the sermon on the mount lately. The poor in spirit is someone who knows his desperate need for God and I think that's the key to being a man after God's own heart.; May 23, 2009 at 8:15 AM

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.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Let Me Introduce The Man

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD