Friday, November 13, 2009

Amighty God... or buddy-buddy?

i am not moved to worship a benevolent helper-god who, like a peer, wants to move in a give and take relationship, and cooperate and please me. what kind of 'god' is that? sounds like any earthly friend... or telemarketer, for that matter.

....but i AM moved to worship The Almighty God who holds the whole universe together with His Sovereign Word, and measures it by the Span of His Hand... who could righteously blow out the flame of this wretched sinner with a mere breath, yet clothes me in the Righteousness of Christ and receives me and raises me up to sit with Him in heavenly places.... to This Holy God, and Him alone, do i live and die, and fall at His feet, trembling.....

Clover
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3 comments:

  1. TimW9:43 p.m.

    Yes, the creator of the ridiculously large cosmos receives my praise... what God does that??

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  2. Adam5:36 p.m.

    Ha ha. I was going to say why can't we have both but you had to throw that telemarketer word in, eh? You must have different telemarketers call you than me.

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  3. Lynnie Ha5:44 p.m.

    LOL. this was my reaction after reading something about open theism... where 'God is love' is reduced to a a powerless god concerned only with our well being and desires and no control or intent of events and history.

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