"And Then Again"

"Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them." (Psalms 144:6)

  If you really want to see something, something that might actually make a difference, then open up your Bible and discover the power of God; His love is not reckless, on the contrary, it is persistent and well thought out! Maybe some might think that is being simpleminded or misconceiving what happenstance plays in everything; but I am not one that believes in luck or coincidences; when God shoots out His arrows, they hit their marks! Sorry for the emotions, but I have almost had about as much as I can take from people that do not believe that God has a handle on everything going on; whether it is good or bad, it is what we do and how we act, not what God is doing. We break things all the time, He fixes things and works all things out towards the way He wants things to go; because He already knows the end result. Unlike you and I, He doesn't even need to look where He throws out His arrows, they are His, and they will go and do what He intended them to do. You can call that reckless if you want, but never ever consider it thoughtless or out of control! I love the way Jesus shared with those two brothers who were walking home after they witnessed His crucifixion. They did not know who they were talking to, but they were so distraught over the whole ordeal, and He was acting as though nothing bad had even happened. Amazing, is not even close; it was more well thought out and more complex than anything that could have ever been written. You know what I think about the writer of Hebrews; I have shared on it before, because I believe they were three. I know that speculation is just what it means; but it also involves a little common sense and experience of what men do when they start talking about the workings of God, especially when they are writing about it from jail or being held captive. Anywho, I imagine David was getting a little carried away in his visions of how God could destroy his enemies; but don't think for a moment he ever envisioned God out of control; on the contrary, nothing that gets done is ever out of His control. This is such a wicked and cruel world that we must live in, yet He continues to work out His purposes within it...

"No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect. You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel. Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: "Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also." This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshipping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire." (Hebrews 12:22-29) NLT