GREENE STREET LETTERS: Then They Will Know....

Monday, March 7, 2011

Then They Will Know....

Ezekiel 38:23
And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know I am the Lord.

As a believer, my heart yearns to know God on an increasing level each day.
I study His Word.
I pray.
I listen.
I worship.
I share my story of what He has done for me.
I fellowship with other believers.
Yet in this verse, God clearly states that he will be known in the sight of many nations.
That everyone, both saved and unsaved will not only know it was God who had brought signs and wonders, but there will be an understanding of his authority and power. That He truly is THE LORD!

For those who are saved (have relationship with God) it will be a glorious understanding. One that will cause our hearts to beat faster with love for God and His kingdom.
For those who are not saved (those who have either rejected or not decided on salvation) it will be a terrifying day of understanding. There will be no where to run to or hide. The truth will be inescapable that this God whom they have rejected is real and his Word is true.

I think that what our world is currently going through ( Unrest in middle East/ Oil prices / Weather / Governments trying to take the place of God) is God shaking the very things we have always placed our hope and trust in.
Our own personal comfort and well being has been exalted over God.
I heard it said one time, "God isn't really interested in my comfort, as far as the material things of this world). Somehow I believe that may be true.
Does that mean God wants me to get rid of everything I own?
I'll leave that one to you and God, but it does fall within the character of God.
God is more concerned about having a holy people, a royal priesthood, a people who was not and now are.

Peter speaks in Acts 10:34: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism. But accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right."
There truly is a winnowing going on currently in the world.
Those who will stand on His right (the sheep welcomed into the Kingdom of heaven)
and those who will stand on His left (the goats - "Depart from me, you who are cursed, into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." (Matthew 25:41).

I pray that the voice and touch of God come to you today and bring healing and refreshment to your spirit and soul.
I pray that you hear that voice and your heart is stirred to new life.

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

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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.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Then They Will Know....

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD