21 August 2010
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage;do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NKJV
20 August 2010
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Wants nothing more than to read books in a tent in the rain in the pine trees.
01 August 2010
This is the Man Who Can Save Your Soul!
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I said I wasn’t sure whether I was looking for God or for humanity.
Here’s what I found out:
They are the same thing.
God is in everyone, as was so apparent during my week at Camp Ivydale. The camp is full of beautiful people, as it is full of God. He works there in full force.
The theme was “Meeting the Messiah.” I came to camp feeling out of the loop, almost feeling as though I had gotten over religion, over this whole “dependence on God” thing. Baptized less than a year ago, and I had already given up. It is easier to pretend that everything in my heart is alright when I am part of the world than it is when I am full of God, I suppose. Lessons from the Gospel of John (delivered by two of the hugest influences on my life) re-personalized Jesus Christ for me, and made me realize that I have no strength compared to that of God. I saw myself in Thomas and Simon Peter, and literally felt the love that Jesus had for them hit me as I listened to the Scripture being read. And they didn’t read the Bible like one might normally, monotoning a steady, “Blah blah blah blah.” They read it to life. Every line had importance, every word had motivation. This was the first time reading the Bible that I could see that the disciples, and especially Jesus, felt emotions, strong emotions.
I met Jesus this week.
A boy got sick one evening as the camp was gathered around the campfire for devotional. He almost went into a diabetic coma. We joined hands and prayed for him, prayed hard that God would bring him through the night. Ten minutes later, we were told that he was eating and feeling better. John 17:20-26 records Jesus as praying for unity between believers. That is exactly what happened when we all joined together to pray for that boy. I met Jesus then.
I believe that there is a Living God. I don’t know enough, and I let that hold my relationship with God up last time. August 1 is my one-year anniversary of commitment through baptism. I am committed for life. And a life-time is time enough to dive deep into God.
“As the deer thirsts for the water Lord,
So my soul longs after you.
My soul thirsts for the Living God,
My soul longs after you.
And I pour out my soul deep within me,
Deep within me, I pour out my soul.
Draw me deeper Lord, deeper Lord, in you.”
Here’s what I found out:
They are the same thing.
God is in everyone, as was so apparent during my week at Camp Ivydale. The camp is full of beautiful people, as it is full of God. He works there in full force.
The theme was “Meeting the Messiah.” I came to camp feeling out of the loop, almost feeling as though I had gotten over religion, over this whole “dependence on God” thing. Baptized less than a year ago, and I had already given up. It is easier to pretend that everything in my heart is alright when I am part of the world than it is when I am full of God, I suppose. Lessons from the Gospel of John (delivered by two of the hugest influences on my life) re-personalized Jesus Christ for me, and made me realize that I have no strength compared to that of God. I saw myself in Thomas and Simon Peter, and literally felt the love that Jesus had for them hit me as I listened to the Scripture being read. And they didn’t read the Bible like one might normally, monotoning a steady, “Blah blah blah blah.” They read it to life. Every line had importance, every word had motivation. This was the first time reading the Bible that I could see that the disciples, and especially Jesus, felt emotions, strong emotions.
I met Jesus this week.
A boy got sick one evening as the camp was gathered around the campfire for devotional. He almost went into a diabetic coma. We joined hands and prayed for him, prayed hard that God would bring him through the night. Ten minutes later, we were told that he was eating and feeling better. John 17:20-26 records Jesus as praying for unity between believers. That is exactly what happened when we all joined together to pray for that boy. I met Jesus then.
I believe that there is a Living God. I don’t know enough, and I let that hold my relationship with God up last time. August 1 is my one-year anniversary of commitment through baptism. I am committed for life. And a life-time is time enough to dive deep into God.
“As the deer thirsts for the water Lord,
So my soul longs after you.
My soul thirsts for the Living God,
My soul longs after you.
And I pour out my soul deep within me,
Deep within me, I pour out my soul.
Draw me deeper Lord, deeper Lord, in you.”
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