GREENE STREET LETTERS: WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

Thursday, August 20, 2020

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

I know that times are dark and full of uncertainty. I also know that such breeds seeds of fear and doubt.......of anxiety and it seems as though the very ground you stand on will not hold you. So what are we to do when these things seem to come at us like an unholy tsunami?

What do we do when it seems as though your job, your very lively hood and means to support a family, is in jeopardy? Where do we turn? Who do we look to? This is not going to be a lengthy posting this morning, but I do want to go to the Word of God for our answer.

Psalm 20

V.1- May the Lord answer you when you are in distress, may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

V.2- May He send you help from the sanctuary, and grant you SUPPORT from Zion.

V.3- May He remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings.

V.4 - May He give you the desire of your heart, and make all your plans succeed

V.5- May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

V.6- Now I know this: THE LORD GIVES VICTORY TO HIS ANOINTED. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary, with the victorious power of His right hand.

The entire passage I've written comes down to these next verses, and asks a very simple question. "Who Are You Looking To?"

V.7- Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord Our God.

V.8- They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.

V.9- Lord, give victory.........Answer us when we call!

So today, don't let the voices that are filling your mind and heart draw you away from the truth.With every ounce of energy and strength you have, set your heart and mind like flint and cry out to God..."I WILL TRUST YOU!" No matter what your situation may look like....no matter what your circumstances are....stand firm in Christ this day.

Know that God truly does love you, and so do I

God on you.....

mbb

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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.

Thursday, August 20, 2020

WHO YOU GONNA CALL?

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THE REALITY OF THE NAME OF GOD