"Bigger Than Life"

"The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob." (Psalms 87:2)
I was actually thinking of doing verse one again, but only because of the word "holy" in the description of the mountains; holy makes the mountains so much more untouchable, as in, you can't touch this! Moving on; it takes some serious thought to reconstruct all that God put into making that night happen in Bethlehem. Never mind that God was silent for over four hundred years, but the first words He would say would be the through the voice of an infant; and those would most likely be in the form of a cry. It's pretty amazing how much detail God puts into anything He orchestrates; the tiny little symbols, the flutes off in the distance; the deep sound of a drum that can hardly be heard, but nonetheless sets the tone of the melody. Yesterday we wrapped up Judges at church, and Pastor Bryan was making a pretty good point about how important it is to be zealous for God. We can't step into this lightly, it's either all or nothing. He used the example of Revelation 3:16: "Lukewarm." I am fascinated by 16th verses; there are so many16th verses in the Bible that stand out more than other verses; some for warnings and some for hope; Revelation 3:16 is one of the warning verses. However, due to the fact that God is so merciful, even those who are lukewarm can overcome; it's just a matter of getting right with God. Whether you get that or not, the real issue is that of submission! Crazy, is my middle name, so get use to it! The way that I see it, the dwellings of Jacob are settlements, what we settle for; living out our days in the way we think best suits us and our families. The gates of Zion are transformations, where people enter in and are transformed. Lukewarm is all about being settled in; thinking that you are in need of nothing else, and you have all that God has to offer. That is the perfect definition of the dead church, a church that is not looking for God to do something great in their lives, and a church that is settled in the past, living off past experiences. The gates of Zion are for entering into God's transforming power; where there is never anything that is old or boring, because He always makes all things new! It reminds me of a verse. You thought I was crazy then...
"Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green." (The Song of Songs 1:16) KJV