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Awesome God


 In the West we like answers. We like to get our spirituality down to algorithm or Mathematical equation that can be solved. Westerners love answers, so the eastern concept of mystery and God is not obligated to reveal  answers to you has little appeal. Our Lord Jesus gave lots of answers, about Who He is, salvation, and more. And yet there were some sayings of His that stump us like “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple,” (Luke 14:26) and “In fact, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!” (Mark 10:25). These statements frustrate our western sensibilities, but remember Christ came in the flesh to the Middle East, and while we may prefer the Greco-Roman style of straightforward Q&A, in the east this is not always so, in the East they recognize God has the right to befuddle his creation, force us to look at puzzling questions that transform us, and so show us He is God. 


We like our God in a box. To so define and describe our Lord to the point what there are no surprises, as if God was on a script and that Script we can master. This is folly. God cannot be reduced to some lines of Latin or Greek, and then shelved; He is living and He has thoughts, a will, choices, and More. He is our Creator, and he is infinitely wiser than us. How can we presume to put our God in a set of mathematical limitations so that we may manage Him? What hubris! Yes Scripture tells us about Him, his qualities, character, and the truths we must know to be saved, know Him, and be with Him forever. But we are married to God, not a normal spouse! Our Bridegroom is our Creator and we do not set limits on Him! I am reminded of Job when God chastised him and said, “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.” (Job 38:4). 


God The Trinity deserves respect and reverence. He is not to be treated as some being subjected to our appetites and whims, He is our Maker and Savior, and we are to fear him, that is revere him, for it is written, “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell,” (Matthew 10:28), and “He wasn’t joking when he kicked them out of Eden, it wasn’t for no reason that He shed his blood, I hope we haven’t too quickly forgotten, that our God is an Awesome God.” (Rich Mullins).


Yes God is love (1 John 4:7-21) and He so loved us He sent His Son (John 3:16). But He is also an Awesome God and he deserves respect, reverence, and awe. He is Almighty and He is worthy of praise! Amen. 

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