The constant pounding of the waves of time reminds me that we do not stand in the static sands of today, but are moving ever closer to the culminating psunami of Christ's second coming.

Transition

If one thing is certain, it is the existence of God. If anything about our everyday life is certain, it is that everyday is a transition. We pass through this "veil" called today having just slipped through the one called yesterday while on our way to tomorrow. The constancy and permanence we depend on to remain sane through continual change is the continual sameness of God and the security He only can provide. I do not apologize for my total dependence on Him as though it were some sign of weakness, but trust fully in Him for my being and my doing and my becoming. When I had a broken leg, no one faulted me for my leaning on a crutch. Because every man's spirit is broken and separated from our Creator, it is no character flaw to lean on the provision for healing and wholeness He provides. To stand and stay in one position without change would be sufficient trust alone for salvation. But because we are caught up in the forward movement of time and change, our hold upon the Lord must remain a continual gripping of His hand and not a static and mere cerebral belief. Transition provides us with the opportunity to trust in a living and growing fashion. Let us press on firmly holding and securely held. df

I heard a story once about 6 blind men trying to describe an elephant. As each one gave his description, it was clear and accurate. However each description was very different from the others. One had gripped the tail and described the elephant as a snake, another, the leg and said that the elephant was like a large tree trunk. Still another touched the ear and said the elephant was like a large leafy thing. Wow! How could this be, that they were all describing the same animal, but be so different in their perceptions?

Sometimes we are like those blind men when it comes to understanding God. Our point of view, education, or place in life may make our understanding very different from another's. But the amazing thing about this situation is, we are NOT describing an elephant! Instead God Himself describes himself for us! Not only in a general way through nature and all of creation, but in a very specific way through His word, the Bible, and in the Person of His Son Jesus Christ! Therefore, we are not at the mercy of our incompetence! If we are truly open to receiving what God has to say about Himself and all other truth, then we are truly able to understand what it is He wants us to know!

Of course, because we are flawed by our own weak minds and sinful nature, we are really only "scratching the surface" of a full understanding of all God is, and wants for us. So. let us "scratch the surface" together in this blog, keeping in mind that God's Word is our final authority and not our own opinions or meager interpretations.