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Joe's Scriblings
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Greetings in the name of Jesus! In we read John17:3 And this is life eternal , that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
I am often asked ”Can we know God if we can't comprehend him?”
.I have a small dog. She doesn’t comprehend everything about me, by any means. In fact, she doesnt comprehend much.
For example....I’m sure she thinks I am being mean, when I leave her alone every day to go off to earn money for her expensive dog food and her comfy beds.
She doesn’t understand why she can’t go everywhere with me when the car is too hot and she would die if I left her in it.
She doesn’t understand that I keep her on a leash in the yard so she wont wander out into the back field and become a coyote snack.
However, these things she does understand:
She knows that I love her, and that I will protect her.... when she is frightened, she comes to me.
She knows that I will provide for her...when she is hungry or thirsty, she comes to me.
She knows that I will respond to her wants and her needs...when she wants to go out, wants to be petted, or wants to play, she comes to me.
She KNOWS me, she trusts me, and she has a relationship with me, even though she does not understand everything about me.
I am not saying that we are like pets to God, but there is a correlation, here.
I know that God loves me, that He will provide for me, and that He will protect me. I don’t always understand why He does things the way He does, but I know He is good, He is merciful, and He is just, so I trust Him to run the world.
I don’t NEED to understand how He created the universe or grasp every detail about the spiritual realm in order to know God and have a relationship with Him.
God bless,
Joe
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Heb 12:1-2
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
(NIV)
This is a scripture I know I use a lot but it is the slogan of our ministry so to speak.
It is a great scripture and we should examine it, it speaks of the sin that we are surrounded by every day. It says we need to get out of the bad habits of the world and keep our eyes focused on the goal. We should not allow those around us who would cause us to stumble to get a foothold on us. Just as Jesus kept his eye on the job he had come to do, we must be the same! Paul in writing this book related it to a race, which seams to stem from his love for Olympic type games that were popular in his day. I just love it when I can play a little and relate it to an auto race!
We sure are thankful for the opportunity to serve you in this fashion and want to thank CMC for the space!
GOD BLESS,
JOE
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