Early morning the sun comes out.
I can't stand that song, but I'm sure to hear it tonight. Yes, the Scorpions are coming to Austin, Texas. I'm supposed to interview them. This should be fun. I'm taking my wife on a heavy metal date.
God is good. We are facing challenges with the magazine. It seems like at this time of year a lot of the record labels don't have much of a marketing budget left, and ad sales tend to dip. We trust that God will sustain us.
"Come near to God and He will come near to you."
That passage in James is so cool. It is true that eternal life does not start when you die, but starts when you are born again. There is a God and we can actually know him. Moses had a cool situation in Exodus 33. He set up a "tent of meeting" outside the camp. ANyone who wanted to inquire of the Lord would go there. Whenever Moses went into the tent, people would stand outside their tents and watch. A pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance while the Lord spoke to Moses. This would inspire the people to worship where they were.
"The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend."
Didn't Jesus call His disciples friends? God surely wants to be our friend. And we can actually have a friendship with our Creator. Perhaps we need to "pitch a tent" of sorts "outside the camp" and away from distractions, just to spend some quiet time with the Lord. It doesn't have to be for an hour. It can be for a few minutes. He doesn't invade our space, but we can invite Him into ours. That is cool.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 12, 2004 07:43 AM