GREENE STREET LETTERS: Sunday Rambling

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Sunday Rambling

Psalm 1

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly...

It's amazing to me how much "counsel" we take from sources other than God.

We rely on our own intuition....
Past experiences....
Suggestion of others...
Media...
Wikipedia.....
Facebook......
We look for direction and solution in every place except where truth of the absolute kind is available. That would be in God.

It's kind of funny when you actually think about this verse from Psalm. It gives you kudo's of the heavenly kind....favor from the God who created the entire universe.....for not doing something. We win the prize when we don't walk (or live....or move through out daily lives) based on the information we receive from others who may not follow God.

It reminds me of John Wimber's story about trying to buy a Bible while he was living in Los Vegas. John was a musician who played the clubs so he was always working the late night shifts. This particular story was when John was being stirred to pursue God, so he felt that he needed to buy a Bible. Trouble was, he didn't know where to go or what to ask for. Turning to the only source of information he knew, John asked the bartender at the casino he was working at. The bartender told him that he needed to ask for a "Holy Bible" and that it would have a black cover. Oh yeah...one final piece of information....just so you know if someone is trying to put something over on you.....The bartender told John to make sure he bought the King James Virgin of the scriptures.

Always be careful about who you let speak into your life.

This isn't to say that we don't need others who will help us and guide us, we do.
But we should be very careful and always check out what we are being told by scripture.
What does the Bible say....

Yeah...I know...this means you actually have to read the book.

You have to do a little more than read the "fun" parts....

But believe me....it will serve you well in the long run.

In fact, the more you study scripture, the more you will be able to hear God for yourself.

Well, that's my take this Sunday morning....
Vicki is in the kitchen preparing Shrimp/ Veggie/ Pasta for lunch, and the aroma is beginning to fill the house.

Good meal...
Rest....
Some reading...

Yes sir, it is going to be a good Sunday....
See you tomorrow, right here at the Greene Street Letters.

God on you...

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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, January 18, 2015

Sunday Rambling

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD