"However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him—these
are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit
searches all things, even the deep things of God." (I Corinthians 2:9,10
NIV)
When we run into people who say our faith
in God is pointless, what do we do? Do we argue to no avail or do we
simply stand firm on The Word?
When they
say there is no God, we don't have to argue the point, but remember this
passage of Scripture. For those who say our existence is all about
science, they have forgotten that God speaks to the heart of all who
listen and even some of the scientists admit they don't have an
explanation for everything. Now, here's the beauty of what some of them
have come to realize--science does not create--it attempts
to explain that which already exists and in some
instances--scientists will develop something from that which already
existed. Development is not creation. This is not to
undermine what scientists do, but to point out that the scientists would
have nothing to develop if
God had not already created--all that was
created.
Have we seen all of God's Wisdom
implemented in the earth? No, not yet. Will we ever? That depends upon
us and how well we listen when He speaks. The deeper things this passage references have not been seen or heard of, but are yet to come.
Out
of this passage of scripture, we get two things--hope and
encouragement. No matter how bad things may appear, we haven't seen the
end of the matter because God is yet speaking, by His Spirit, to all who
will hear. We are encouraged by The Word, knowing that there
are still things we have not even thought about that will come to pass
on our behalf. God knows what we need and He knows our heart's
desires. When we please Him, He responds by giving us the desires of our
hearts.
Though it may not look like He is
listening, He hears. Though it may not look like He is working on our
behalf, He is. Remember this, we have not heard or seen all of the good
things He has in store for us, but they will come and when we see them
and hear them, we'll know--it was all Him.
Don't
despair over what the naysayers have to say and don't listen to the
voices of those spirits who despise Him. Our God is awesome and He is
more than enough! When He speaks to others by His Spirit, things begin to change for our good!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Why Faith in God? Part 4
“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and
the message is heard through the word about Christ.” (Romans 10:17 NIV) “...so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power.” (I Corinthians 2:5 NIV)
We have all been given a "measure" of faith by God with the admonition that we should not think more highly of ourselves than we ought (Romans 12:3 paraphrased). And because we have been given a measure of faith, we develop means and ways to exercise what we have faith in. Some only have faith in themselves and what they are capable of doing. Some put their faith in other people when they are too insecure to have faith in themselves. There are more who put their faith in things--astrology charts, Tarot cards, beads, crystals, statues, etc.--all man-made. Still more, believe and have faith in luck--which is happenstance and has nothing to do with God and they with this luck, they have faith in their ability to gamble.
Faith in God, as Paul tells us, comes from hearing the message--the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the redemptive work on the cross, and the love of God towards us all. This is the message that increases our faith in God when we are continually hearing The Word as an exercise of practicing what we believe. The more we "hear" The Word (aloud), the more our faith should increase because we are increasing knowledge and learning to operate more in faith in Him than us.
To make sure we don't understand why we should hear The Word, Paul tells us through his letter to the church at Corinth that we should not have faith in the limited wisdom of man, but in the power of God. Human wisdom, whether we want to admit it or not, is limited by our experiences and exposures. Since most of us will not experience exposure to all there is to know in the universe, we can never claim (truthfully) to know more than God. It is because of God's love for us that He inspires men to discover things through their efforts to understand the whys and hows things, He created, work.
This is not a put-down of science--I'm totally grateful to science, but what some people don't recognize is that scientists have not "created" anything from "absolutely nothing" but have discovered how to use elements in the earth already created to arrange and rearrange their usefulness. Scientists are not God and those who truly understand their limited ability, acknowledge their success in discoveries is because of God. Thank God those scientists are listening and if they continue to listen and seek His wisdom, life should be better for us all.
The measure of faith we have been given is the foundation of faith on which we build by hearing the word. We take the little and increase it to much, giving God the glory for all we have and know, not attempting to take credit for doing anything ourselves, apart from Him.
Part 5 tomorrow
We have all been given a "measure" of faith by God with the admonition that we should not think more highly of ourselves than we ought (Romans 12:3 paraphrased). And because we have been given a measure of faith, we develop means and ways to exercise what we have faith in. Some only have faith in themselves and what they are capable of doing. Some put their faith in other people when they are too insecure to have faith in themselves. There are more who put their faith in things--astrology charts, Tarot cards, beads, crystals, statues, etc.--all man-made. Still more, believe and have faith in luck--which is happenstance and has nothing to do with God and they with this luck, they have faith in their ability to gamble.
Faith in God, as Paul tells us, comes from hearing the message--the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the redemptive work on the cross, and the love of God towards us all. This is the message that increases our faith in God when we are continually hearing The Word as an exercise of practicing what we believe. The more we "hear" The Word (aloud), the more our faith should increase because we are increasing knowledge and learning to operate more in faith in Him than us.
To make sure we don't understand why we should hear The Word, Paul tells us through his letter to the church at Corinth that we should not have faith in the limited wisdom of man, but in the power of God. Human wisdom, whether we want to admit it or not, is limited by our experiences and exposures. Since most of us will not experience exposure to all there is to know in the universe, we can never claim (truthfully) to know more than God. It is because of God's love for us that He inspires men to discover things through their efforts to understand the whys and hows things, He created, work.
This is not a put-down of science--I'm totally grateful to science, but what some people don't recognize is that scientists have not "created" anything from "absolutely nothing" but have discovered how to use elements in the earth already created to arrange and rearrange their usefulness. Scientists are not God and those who truly understand their limited ability, acknowledge their success in discoveries is because of God. Thank God those scientists are listening and if they continue to listen and seek His wisdom, life should be better for us all.
The measure of faith we have been given is the foundation of faith on which we build by hearing the word. We take the little and increase it to much, giving God the glory for all we have and know, not attempting to take credit for doing anything ourselves, apart from Him.
Part 5 tomorrow
Friday, November 21, 2014
Simple Version-I Agree With God!
“Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover
everything about the Almighty? Such knowledge is higher than the
heavens—and who are you? It is deeper than the underworld—what do you know?" (Job 11:7,8 NLT)
Age-old questions that man is still trying to answer and because there are some things that no one can explain--many have said, "There is no God!"
Why does God allow this happen? Why does God allow that to happen? Why are there starving people in the world? Why are there wars? Why do children suffer? Where was God when all the negative things in the world happened?
Instead of trying to waste brain power and time in explaining the "whys or why nots" of God's allowance of things, I've determined there is one simple answer--I agree with God!
No, I don't know everything and I'm in good company--neither does anyone else! But this one thing I do know--God knows and the last time I checked, He doesn't owe anyone an explanation for anything since He created all things--on His own--without consulting us.
What He has done--for our benefit--is to speak to those who were willing to listen and record what He said. Even though some think The Word is a book of fiction, they have yet not been able to deny the authenticity of actual segments of history. For this reason, scientists are always trying to disprove something in the bible only to discover they were wrong and God is right.
Pride truly is a terrible thing when we allow it get in the way of receiving God's blessings. Only those with so much pride in their own limited knowledge of what they have discovered--will never see what God has truly planned for them. If we stop wasting our time in trying to determine the whys and just accept what He has done and is doing for all those who love Him, our time would be better served in accomplishing all that He wants us to do!
So, I don't have any more answers about why God does or allows things than anyone else, but I have decided--rather than question Him--I'll simply agree with Him and enjoy life and His many blessings!
Age-old questions that man is still trying to answer and because there are some things that no one can explain--many have said, "There is no God!"
Why does God allow this happen? Why does God allow that to happen? Why are there starving people in the world? Why are there wars? Why do children suffer? Where was God when all the negative things in the world happened?
Instead of trying to waste brain power and time in explaining the "whys or why nots" of God's allowance of things, I've determined there is one simple answer--I agree with God!
No, I don't know everything and I'm in good company--neither does anyone else! But this one thing I do know--God knows and the last time I checked, He doesn't owe anyone an explanation for anything since He created all things--on His own--without consulting us.
What He has done--for our benefit--is to speak to those who were willing to listen and record what He said. Even though some think The Word is a book of fiction, they have yet not been able to deny the authenticity of actual segments of history. For this reason, scientists are always trying to disprove something in the bible only to discover they were wrong and God is right.
Pride truly is a terrible thing when we allow it get in the way of receiving God's blessings. Only those with so much pride in their own limited knowledge of what they have discovered--will never see what God has truly planned for them. If we stop wasting our time in trying to determine the whys and just accept what He has done and is doing for all those who love Him, our time would be better served in accomplishing all that He wants us to do!
So, I don't have any more answers about why God does or allows things than anyone else, but I have decided--rather than question Him--I'll simply agree with Him and enjoy life and His many blessings!
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