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| This is an apple blossom from an orchard just down the road from the church. This is a miracle that is just a regular part of life in this part of the world. |
Order in the Chaos.
Jesus tell us things, Jesus reveals things to us. When we have the mind of God, when we think
the same way God thinks, we start to understand what God wants from us. We see clear the world as god sees it. When our spirit is in accord with God’s
Spirit we will want what God wants. It is then that all our prayers will be
answered. So who changed? Us or God?
Enjoying the dark: Movie Theater…coming into the light.
I say we need to have the mind of God, the thoughts of God
and the Spirit of God but God is too awesome, God is too big, God is too holy
for us to even approach being the same! God is too wonderful to fully comprehend.
So there is no “getting used to” the light.
If we have become accustomed to God’s presence, it’s not that we have
come so far; it’s not that that we are so much like God that we have arrived at
some spiritual pinnacle. It’s more likely that we have found a comfortable
level of darkness in our lives and have quit seeking more light.
There is no point in this earthly life when we can say “I
have arrived.” There is no amount of knowledge of God when we can say “I need
to know no more.” There is no amount of light in us that will be enough until all
the darkness that is in us is dispelled. We always draw nearer to Christ.
If we are satisfied with what we know. Then we have stopped growing. When we are satisfied with the amount of
light in us then we have begun relying on ourselves and have stopped relying on
the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.
God wants more of us.
God wants us Heart, soul, mind, body and strength.
In the Gospel lesson today Jesus said that he had much more
to teach but we couldn’t bear it; that the Apostles he was speaking to couldn’t
bear it. But Jesus didn’t say that they would never know these teachings. Jesus never claimed that it would be some secret
knowledge. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit. Jesus promised that the spirit would
come and give all that Jesus has and Jesus has everything from the Father. He promised they would know just not right
now. We learn to our capacity. The
Spirit gives us knowledge that grows in us.
When we first come to believe, whether we were raised in the
church or came to believe later in life, our eyes were opened. We were in the dark and we were made aware of
the light. Our eyes were opened but not
very much because when we have been in darkness so long even the tiniest amount
of light can be overwhelming. When you
are accustomed to the dark like in a movie theater the light from the sun as
you head out to your car can be almost blinding. So we squint.
We shield. We limit the amount of
light coming in because it is uncomfortable.
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As we adjust to the amount of light coming into our eyes we
can open our eyes a little more and we can see more clearly the world around
us.
Spiritually speaking we can be overwhelmed by the light of
Christ we can be overwhelmed by the unconditional and sacrificial love of
God. We can be overwhelmed by the forgiveness
of God. We can be overwhelmed by the
wisdom of God; we can be overwhelmed by the providence of God. And we can squint
and shield and put on our spiritual sunglasses to put limits on the amount of
light we are exposed to.
Why? Why would you limit what God can do in your life?
Jesus fish vs. Darwin fish.
It’s not religion vs. Science. Its spiritual vs. material.
People that consider themselves intellectuals and reject the
spiritual have severely limited themselves and are living in the dark.
Those that accept the light of Christ are called to become
mature disciples and listen to the Spirit and to understand the continuing
revelation of Jesus Christ.
It is the whole picture of Gods revelation that we need to
open our eyes to. We need to seek to
allow more and more of His light to come into our lives. So that we can see
more. That light is the Spirit of God’s truth.
As we see more of God’s Truth, more of God’s revelation, we are
compelled to change our mind about the way the world is. We are compelled to
act in new ways as Christians, because with our rational, spiritual,
Scientific, faithful minds we cannot with all that has been revealed to us thus
far see a better way of living in God’s world.
That’s why people should recognize us as Gods people. Because we are constantly open to God’s
revelation. We are open to God’s
Spirit. God makes all things new. Not just once a long time ago but is
constantly renewing His Creation.
So how is it with you today?
Is something new being formed in you?
Are you being transformed into His image?
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| Spending time away with the family this Memorial Day Weekend was refreshing. |
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| This is how people can tell if we are in. No bird...no one home. |
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| I brought the kids to visit great grandma and grandpa's grave site. |
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