GREENE STREET LETTERS: The One And Only

Friday, June 10, 2011

The One And Only

Isaiah 40:25
"To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" Says the Holy One.

Been parked here for a few days.
The statement by God reveals that He is unlike anyone or anything else...period.
The uniqueness of who He is reveals that His understanding goes far beyond my ability to reason or comprehend.
In this rarefied air, I bring my faith to bear.
Faith that He is who He claims to be.
Faith that He will do what He claims He will do.

I do not want a small God.
I want a God that is beyond my understanding.
I do not want to create a god in my image.
I want to fall to my knees in worship before the one who created me.
I want the words of my mouth and the quiet thoughts of my heart to be acceptable to God.

Sometimes I think we forget who we are talking about.
Not that we forget God, we just loose sight of the majesty and awesomeness of His presence.
I have been in meetings and prayer groups where the presence of God was so thick and heavy, you couldn't speak. You just sat there in silence bathed in His glory.
You were totally aware that God had manifested Himself and you were in His presence.
Being God, I think He deserves to be worshipped and praised.
I know that we have been shown certain ways to worship and behaviors that were acceptable when we gather.
I'm not so sure that I know all there is about worship.
I guess I'm coming from a place where I feel like "There must be more!"
I don't know all there is about how to worship God.
Before you think I'm leading you down a Pentecostal/ Charismatic highway of emotion. I'm not.
I believe that first and foremost, worship is a lifestyle.
It is 31!
That's 24/7 (get it? 31).
Everything I do reflects worship unto God.
My words (Ouch! I think I need to work on this one)
How I interact with others (do they see Jesus in me)
My quiet time (Am I listening for you, LORD?)

I want to grow and mature in my ability to worship.
I don't want to "Learn" an agenda or program on how to worship.
I want a heart that is tuned to God and from that, worship that is spontaneous and bursts forth in praise from my lips.
Think on these things.....

God on you...
mb

2 comments:

Bobby said...: These are good things to think on! Thanks for your insights mb.; June 10, 2011 at 8:43 AM
Greene Street Letters said...: I guess the reason I stay in these places is because of the turn over of men who come through the program. I am always teaching the basics of who God is and what His plan is for us. Besides, we all need to go through a refresher course every now and then.
Mb; June 10, 2011 at 9:12 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

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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.

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Friday, June 10, 2011

The One And Only

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