My God...

... marches on the waves of the sea      Job 9:8 (NLT) 
... walks on the vault of heaven           Job 22:14 (NLT) 
... rides upon the wings of the wind     Psalm 104:3 (NLT)
... sits above the circle of the earth        Isaiah 40:22 (NLT) 
... dwells in unapproachable light        1 Timothy 6:16 (NASB) 
... lives in eternity                              Isaiah 57:15 (NLT) 
... abides in me                                  John 15:4-10 (NASB)

The Carpenter

He was a carpenter.
But he cast his net for men on the shores of Galilee.
He was a carpenter.
But he caused the lame to walk and the blind to see.

He was a carpenter.
But he fed the hungry crowds with living bread.
He was a carpenter.
But he opened graves and he raised the dead.

He was a carpenter.
But he died and rose and set me free.
He is a carpenter.
And he builds his holy temple inside of me.

Every Word

"...man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD." Deuteronomy 8:3b NIV

I can't pick and choose which parts of God's word I want to hear or believe or embrace. EVERY word is given as spiritual nourishment. To be healthy and strong I have to take the brussel sprouts as well as the fudge. 

On change

 “I am the Lord, and I do not change." Malachi 3:6 (NLT)

God never changes. He doesn't need to. He is perfect just as He is.

God's immutability is one of the things I love best about Him. The same God who divided the sea for the Israelites to pass through, the same God who enabled little David to bring down big Goliath, is the same God who helps me through obstacles and bring down giants in my life.

And it is also wonderful that I am not immutable. Since I am not perfect I need to be able to change and to be changed. And I can. I can become a better person, a kinder friend, a more loving spouse. Herein is a gift of God to us. We are not the same yesterday, today and forever. Hallelujah!