Tuesday, January 17, 2017

"Spiritually Challenged"

"Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them." (Psalms 89:9)
I know, it seems to me a strange title, but it came to me out of the blue, so I wanted to see where it might lead me. I guess it really just depends on what frame of mind you are in, and whether or not we are still comparing God with man, or God's holiness with man's unworthiness. That's pretty much what it comes down to, we are totally unworthy to be grouped in with the saints; heck, the saints are unworthy, for there is none righteous enough to be called a saint, except the only one to be without sin, Jesus Christ. We are spiritually challenged, and there is nothing we can do about that; only God can provide the solution to our problem. Whether you can except this or not, at the same time He was planning to make the heavens and the earth, He was making the plan to save man from his sinful nature. First off, who created raging sea? So the one that created those waves which rise, is also the one who rules them? And the one who rules those waves that He created, is also the one who makes them still? It's pretty clear to me that God controls everything that He has created, would you agree? I can't imagine what the world looked like during the flood, except that it was somehow covered with water. If you think about it, that's a lot of water; maybe just half the earth was covered, because I don't think there is that much water available on the earth, to cover the earth. Is there? But if God says that He covered the earth, then He must have made enough water to do it, would you agree? You see, we just have to take Him at His word, and quit trying to figure out how He does stuff. He can do what He does because He is God, so just deal with that reality and move on. Anywho, it's pretty plain to see where we stand and what needs to happen for us to stand with God: We need a miracle! It just so happens that God created One! What do you think about that? God created something that could not control itself, but He ruled it, and controlled it when it got out of control; something He had totally prepared for, even before He created it...
"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head." Another disciple said, "Lord, first let me return home and bury my father." But Jesus told him, "Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead." Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" Jesus responded, "Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!" Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. "Who is this man?" they asked, "Even the winds and waves obey him!"" (Matthew 8:18-27) NLT

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