8.01.2007

Forgetting...

I was having this conversation with a friend the other day.  She was a little disturbed about certain things of the occult and wondered how the devil could demonstrate his power in such a way with things like ouija boards.  And how come God chooses not to.  Well it got me thinking a bit...  how does satan really demonstrate his power?  satan decides to spell out an answer one letter at a time.  i dunno but i've seen 5 year olds do the same things, and chimps probably too.  not as great a power as we think -- probably why he's got that nickname 'great deceiver'. 

Back to my point, forgetting.  The question of what God does to show HIS power.  As our conversation went on... we started talking about taking things for granted.  Maybe we see God's power all the time... that it's just normal.  It's the history of the bible.  In the Old Testament it talks about the Israelite people and how they always seemed to forget the commandments and the covenants that they people had with God.  It seemed every 70 years they'd forget and every 70 years there would be another judge.  And then there's the story about King David, who wanted to do right and bring back the ark of the covenant but when he transports it.. it slips and Uzzah reaches out to make sure it doesn't fall (it is God's home after all) and for it, Uzzah dies instantly.  That doesn't really seem that fair now does it?  But later on you read on about the special instructions that David hadn't looked at or for that matter even remembered, in the way to move the Ark.  Though the scrolls were right there at his disposal. 

And yet we go on day to day, looking and waiting to see God form a miracle, maybe a potato chip that looks like Jesus or a statue bleeding or someone who survives tragedy through insurmountable odds because of faith.  I'm not saying God won't speak through it.. but i do wonder if we have to wait for these signs.  Maybe we need most to look at the bible daily as our reminder of God.  Maybe that's why we should be doing our devos.  Let's forget about ourself as the reason ie.  we want to be better Christians so that's why we do devotions and pray and fast and journaling.  or it's for our own spiritual well being that's why we do it.  You know those maybe results for doing devotions, fasting, praying, journaling, but i don't think they are reasons... no wonder we falter so much with our personal spiritual life.  Why not look at it as for God and not ourselves.  It's about remembering God and seeing the power in which He has demonstrated.  It's about not forgetting the one who makes us and everything around. 

"Taste and See that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him" Psalm 34:8

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