I was asked over lunch one day, "What does God do all day?" to which I replied, "He loves you, like you were the only one here." That has been my beautiful experience in walking with God, and I still am often surprised at it. The Creator of the universe not only loves the world full of people, but loves each person. He is bigger than time and space, and He bothers Himself with me, arranging circumstances and conversations and books and all of life that the Holy Spirit would use these things to teach me and guide me in all truth. In His tremendous grace He gives me chance after chance to live well before Him. It would be enough had the Son of God died to take away my sins, rose again to make certain our victory and hope in Him, and left us His word the Bible to show us the Way, and yet He even sends us His Holy Spirit to please us with His very presence. He is an intimate God. After all, "God is love," as many people like to quote. But the implications of this should transform our lives. If we understand that His church should be doing what He is doing, then we should also understand that to the world, God is doing what the church is doing. The question "What does God do all day?" becomes painfully poignant. We should search ourselves to ensure that the answer can never legitimately be mistaken for "Nothing," or even "Not much."
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love" (1 John 4:8)
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Greg,
I made time this morning to read your blog. I am amazed at how God empowers you to write. I have loved reading your blog this morning. I felt alittle lonely here at home this am after I took the kids to school. You made me feel like you were right here with me talking.
I love you and your family,
Sherri McGhee
Greg,
Let's say there was a brain in a jar... Would you say that it has a soul?.... Just kidding.. Good stuff, it tied right into our sermon from Sunday. Time to get out and show God's love to the community - at no charge!! I sent a link to our pastor.
Greg,
One just can't talk enough about the goodness and greatness of God.
I too, am continually amazed that He takes the time and initiative to come to me.
Agape, Alyce
Todd and Sherri,
thank you for your encouraging comments. You should know that you were both instrumental in God's showing me his love.
Alyce. right on.
Greg
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