so i was on a roll yesterday. preaching is a funny thing. it never turns out just how you expect it to. i was preaching on noah and the ark. a particularly light and fluffy topic. God keeps his promises. this was the point of the message. and it kind of took an unexpected turn; which i kind of hope for when i'm preaching. i think it was the Spirit. i hope it was the Spirit. because it got real heavy, real fast.
i was thinking of noah and wife and kids sitting under that roof as the rain fell. i was wondering aloud what they might have been thinking as they sat there. how hard it must have been to see their friends and family drown before their very eyes. how ridden with survivor's guilt they might have felt as they floated high above the earth. how terrified they must been as the wind and waves toss them about. how puzzled they might have been about this God who changes his mind and calls a do-over for humanity.
those are some tough questions. but God isn't afraid of our questions.
He is big enough to handle them. the question is . . . are we big enough to ask them?
what questions puzzle you about God?
I have always wondered why God chose to save Mosquitoes. Ok, just kidding (well, kind of). In all seriousness, I guess the questions I have are centered more around all of the wars that take place on account of religious beliefs. I am just surprised that he wouldn't influence the early years of religious diversity to counter the danger that surrounds his Holy lands today. (and the danger that has "always" existed there)
ReplyDeleteHey Chaplin! I loved the message on Sunday. The "unexpected turn" was definitely of the Spirit. Thanks for the reminder that God can handle the questions - ANY questions.
ReplyDeleteBTW - the band on Sunday was pretty good too.
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This is a question that always keeps coming back to haunt me. Who is "in" and who is "out" (of the Kingdom)? I know God knows, but we as Christians are always trying to figure it out, and I'm pretty sure most of the time we are wrong. Jesus blew a lot of preconceptions out of the water with who he chose to associate with.
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