Unashamed explanation of the God I serve…..
submitted by Paul Moreland
I don’t know who wrote it…. nope, it wasn’t me. Wish I DID have
that power of expression. If blatant expressions of faith in God offend you,
please read no more.
He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and
The Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be…
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can’t understand him,
The armies can’t defeat Him,
The schools can’t explain Him, and
The leaders can’t ignore Him.
Herod couldn’t kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn’t confuse Him, and
The people couldn’t hold Him!
Nero couldn’t crush Him,
Hitler couldn’t silence Him,
The New Age can’t replace Him, and
Donahue can’t explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and
His mind is on me.
He is my Redeemer,
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and
He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and
He rules my life!
I serve Him because His bond is love,
His burden is light, and
His goal for me is abundant life.
I follow Him because He is the wisdom of the wise,
The power of the powerful,
The ancient of days, the ruler of rulers,
The leader of leaders, the overseer of the overcomers, and
The sovereign Lord of all that was and is and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
Never forsake me,
Never mislead me,
Never forget me,
Never overlook me, and
Ever cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody, everywhere,
Every time, and every way.
He is God, He is faithful.
I am His, and He is mine!
My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you’re wondering why I feel so secure, understand this…
He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side, and
That means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for GOD Is!
write Paul
Heard a preacher explaining just that recently,
The preacher was explaining to those who ask,why we have free will if it leads to people making poor choices, even harm to self or others?
The explanation is that’s the only way you can have love is if you have free will also not to love.
The preacher went on to explain children are born needing to be taught goodness, that evil is inherent, kindness is learned and a sign of love, requires more work than our natural inclination.
That supports the idea His goal is to have a relationship with us as He’ll know we do love Him if its not in our programming to love Him yet we choose to serve Him of our own free will.
Very true
AMEN brothers! This is a very well said piece. Thank you both for it.
The OP appears to connect with mostly his emotional faculties. There is nothing wrong with emotional worship. It fulfills His will that we “love the L.rd your G.d with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might” (Deut. 6:5). G.d after all “desires the heart” (Sanhedrin 106b) and it is written, “But the L.rd looks on the heart” (I Sam. 16:7). Pure simplicity is precious.
My connection to G.d is currently more intellectual, more like water than like fire. This also is legitimate, as the verse says, “Know this day and take unto your heart that the L.rd is G.d; in the heavens above and upon the earth below there is nothing else” (Deut. 4:39).
Being in the cerebral zone at the moment, I appreciate Maimonides’ descriptions of G.d.
Note: Tanya ch. 2 explains that this statement only applies in the lower worlds where it is possible to be discussing Divine attributes. However, there are higher levels of existence where all is one in a more extreme way, and the concept of differentiated attributes (heaven forbid) in G.d is simply inapplicable.
I particularly like Maimonides’ description of G.d as “the First Cause” in his Guide for the Perplexed (ibid. Part II, ch. 1). Even if, to make a difference, false beliefs exist in forces of evil as independent forces rivaling G.d; such adherents will still acknowledge a First Cause. As the Tanya explains: