God's revelation

Have you ever had something revealed to you that really caught you off guard? This week I was doing some work in my garage. I had a piece of metal that I needed to cut with a saw. I got the metal and clamped it down on my work bench and began sawing through it. All of a sudden in the corner of my eye something was revealed to me bellow my feet. It was a little slimy green tail. At first, I thought it was a snake so I jumped up and popped open my garage door so I could get a good look at it to chase it out. Too my surprise, it was a huge lizard. I thought to myself this is nothing I’ll just shoo it out. So I grabbed the broom and attempted to kick him out of my garage. This little guy decided that he wasn’t going to leave and attempted to run back into the garage. So I grabbed the broom again and swept him out this time he opened up his mouth and hissed at me. I thought to myself man this is worse than national geographic. Who does he think he is he doesn’t pay the bills this is my house and my garage. Finally with one final sweep he ran. Things aren’t always what they seem. Sometimes things are revealed to us that not only catch us off guard but leave us in awe. 1 John 3:2 says, "Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is." One day as believers we will get to see God's divine revelation.

God's handi-work

Speaking about creation G. K Chesterton said, “God must have made some parts of creation for sheer fun—how else would you account for the kangaroo?” God’s creation is all around us. If you’ve seen the sunburst color of the sun going down behind the mountains you’ve witnessed the greatness of God. If you’ve ever seen the moon’s reflection on the glassy ocean at night you’ve witnessed the amazement of God. And if you’ve ever lost yourself in the night sky admiring the countless stars you’ve witnessed the splendor of the Lord. A Christian was invited to admire a great skyscraper. After looking at its majestic height, he called his host’s attention to a little flower that he had on his lapel, saying, “True, this building speaks of man’s achievement, but this flower with its life speaks of God’s creation. I can see God more clearly in the flower than in the skyscraper.” Paul writing to the Romans said, “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,” Rom 1:20 Could it be that creation is trying to declare the creators glory? Is His handi-work revealing the majesty of God? Look around and you will definitely see God's glory!!!

The Rock

Rock climbing is a hobby that a lot of people are into today. They have even opened up indoor rock climbing places that you can practice your skill by going up and down man made walls. If you’re a dedicated climber perhaps you might attempt to climb and actual mountain. They say that one of the tallest mountains in the world is Mount Everest. According to the National Geographic Society the height of Everest is 29,035 feet tall. If you’re ever visiting the Hawaiian Islands you can always try climbing Mauna Kea Mountain. It’s almost 4,205 meters /13,800 feet tall. Those are some pretty big rocks. We are told in scripture that there is a rock bigger than these rocks I just mentioned. Psalm 95:1 says, “Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Jesus is the solid rock in our lives and if we put our faith in Him no matter how shaky things might get, we will be okay because our feet our placed on a solid foundation.

Only God Knows

The end of the world and God’s judgment day has been on the minds of people for years. Some people have become confused about how God would bring about the events leading up to the second coming of Christ. On March 26, 1997, in a period when Comet Hale-Bopp was at its brightest, police discovered the bodies of 39 members of the group “Heaven’s Gate” who had committed suicide in order to reach an alien aircraft which they believed was following this comet. This group of individuals being led by Marshall Applewhite actually believed that if they committed suicide they would be taken up into this space craft. What a deception. In the year 2000 there was a huge scare known as Y2K. Because of the changing of numerical calendars going from 1999 to the year 2000 many people thought there would be epidemic and catastrophic computer failures that would cause the world to experience many problems. What fear that brought. More recently there was a man by the name of Harold Camping who predicted that the rapture of the church was going to take place on May 21^st of 2011. Well, May 21^st came and has gone and the rapture did not occur on that date. Jesus said that “no one knows the day or the hour.” We do know that we are living in the last days. We do know that the rapture will occur. And we do know that one day God will judge his creation. But only God knows when this will occur. God help us to be a people who are ready for His return!

Power in Prayer

Martin Luther the great reformer and leader of the reformation said this concerning prayer, “If I should neglect prayer but a single day, I should lose a great deal of the fire of faith.” There is power when God’s people come together, there is power when God’s people come together and pray, and there is power when God’s people become a people of prayer. In prayer situations get smaller, in prayer circumstances collapse, and in prayer God get’s elevated to His rightful place in our lives. Dr. Guthrie the great Scottish preacher prayed for rain one morning. As they were leaving the house his daughter said to him, “Here’s your umbrella papa.” The preacher responded to his daughter, “what do we need that for?’ She said, “you prayed for rain, don’t you expect that God will answer that prayer?’ Well, later that day when it started pouring rain he was thankful that he listened to his daughter. James tells us that, “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.” Prayer gives us a proper perspective. It shows us how big God is, and how small the request really is.