What Can Your God Do?

You have got to read THIS blog post from Perry Noble. He's right. We don't have a clue, and I see this more and more in my life and in the lives of the people I get to talk to. Where have we missed how big God is and all He is able to do? Have we missed that in our own minds? I think we have missed it because we are blind and even build walls. It comes through our own poor judgement and human thinking. That is why we have to let God improve or change our thinking. Do you agree?

Case: Abraham was told to sacrifice his son. His only son who was promised to him in his old age. What did Abraham do? He followed God. Here is why:

Hebrews 11:19 (nlt) --- Abraham reasoned that if Isaac died, God was able to bring him back to life again. And in a sense, Abraham did receive his son back from the dead.

Case: 3 men who were about to be killed if they didn't give in to the pressure of a bad king. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were those men. Here is what they did:

Daniel 3:17 (nlt) --- If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.

Do we really believe that God is able? Will we take God and the Bible at His word? That takes huge amounts of courage. Abraham believed that Isaac was God's to give and to take from Him. The three men that went into the fire believed that God was with them and would give them help in the blazing fire. God came through for both. Won't God do that again?

I challenge you and me to change our human thinking into divine thinking. Some people that isn't rational. But truth is, what is human and of flesh kicks faith out of our lives. And I want to live by faith. How about you. When your thinking doesn't match up to what God says, do this:

2 Corinthians 10:5 (nlt) --- We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.

What can your God do? Read for yourself 1 Kings 18 and the story about Elijah taking on all of Baal's prophets. God showed up, and people believed God is God and that He is able. Lets do the same.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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