It struck me we often think that we can know God at a very personal level, different from knowing another individual.
Look at the deciples. They were walking with Jesus, seeing him perform miracles, teach, raise the dead, yet they still found it hard to call him the Christ, God come to earth.
Peter was one of the closest to Jesus, yet he still got it wrong, got too involved, was rebuked, sulked, denied Jesus and then was called back.
The way some talk its like they know God like a servant, as if they dictate the Lords will, command where he moves or does not, yet when it all goes wrong denies the failure, it was people just experimenting with prophecy or spiritual authority, it is important to give it a try. Prophets who spoke from the Lord but did not, were killed.
The reality is knowing God is more than just the four spiritual laws and preaching on sundays, or claiming you can fly, when all you can do is make false claims infront of a lot for impressionable people who want to believe they are special and can do the impossible also.
Jesus gave us parables of God being the farmer who stays away, who gives us the opportunity to run things well and take responsibility, to turn what we have been given into something better.
But doing the impossible, being open and honest, fighting for purity, righteousness and love is what it is all about, helping those in need as Jesus reaches out to us, we reach out to them.
Jesus says to those who claim by healing, casting out demons they know Jesus but he says, I never knew you you evil doers. What greater call on this approach to life and the eternal.
Look at the deciples. They were walking with Jesus, seeing him perform miracles, teach, raise the dead, yet they still found it hard to call him the Christ, God come to earth.
Peter was one of the closest to Jesus, yet he still got it wrong, got too involved, was rebuked, sulked, denied Jesus and then was called back.
The way some talk its like they know God like a servant, as if they dictate the Lords will, command where he moves or does not, yet when it all goes wrong denies the failure, it was people just experimenting with prophecy or spiritual authority, it is important to give it a try. Prophets who spoke from the Lord but did not, were killed.
The reality is knowing God is more than just the four spiritual laws and preaching on sundays, or claiming you can fly, when all you can do is make false claims infront of a lot for impressionable people who want to believe they are special and can do the impossible also.
Jesus gave us parables of God being the farmer who stays away, who gives us the opportunity to run things well and take responsibility, to turn what we have been given into something better.
But doing the impossible, being open and honest, fighting for purity, righteousness and love is what it is all about, helping those in need as Jesus reaches out to us, we reach out to them.
Jesus says to those who claim by healing, casting out demons they know Jesus but he says, I never knew you you evil doers. What greater call on this approach to life and the eternal.
