Today I read some of Ephesians and I was just so captured by Paul's humility - "who am less than the least of all saints" (Eph. 3:8) - the great Apostle to the gentiles, who the Lord used to perform such hectic signs, and who basically changed European history. Flip. Our Christian culture is so easily hijacked by self-promotion and "looking good, looking strong, looking hectic". But, rather, the Lord "has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise" (1 Cor. 1:27). Humility, weakness, inadequacy, brokenness and infirmity seem to be where the blessing is. Not brokenness from sinful acts, but brokenness from being 100% reliant in the Lord "that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead" (2 Cor. 1:9). "Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me" (2 Cor. 12:9).
Lord Jesus, please teach us vulnerability before you, not self-assurance and arrogance, but casting ourselves on You to be and to do the things you have called us for. Without You we can doing nothing.
Amen
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1 Tim 1:15
I was thinking the other day about the phrase "God has a great destiny for you!"
Its funny because its true, but I think we have an entirely different picture of "greatness" is our heads when we say/hear this to the picture God has of greatness...
When they disciples asked Jesus about greatmess (Mtt 18) he was like - look at this little kid, if you are like this little kid you will be great.
Heh. My idea of greatness is so worldly!
ya, my dog died a while a go, so i decided to write sumthing to remember him by, thats all
so u see i hav read this many times and i still love it. i really do love the essence of wat ur saying.
but now i demand fresh meat. as in i demand a new post.
ralphiwalphi i kno u can do it! post again!!!!
no bro, nuttin is that bad,
he died a while ago, so i decided to write him a poem
Deah mista Clarkk
We wont yew too updait yur blogg. It hasint beeen updaited four a verry long tym. Pleez cum vizzit us at Bond street too.
Luv Candy and Cleo.
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