November 18, 2004
Bradley Hathaway Strikes Again
I was listening to Bradley Hathaway's All The Hits So Far But Don't Expect Too Much on the way to work today. I cried. I welled up inside. My spirit rejoiced over hearing God's Word and the concepts of His Truth.
I really like the way I feel and the person I become when I listen to stuff like this -- preachers, teachers, God's Word spoken to me. I'm edified. My heart resounds with a yearning to express my love for God and His grace, provision, and mercy for me. It is a joy just to know Him, just to count myself as one of His children. Being a street sweeper or toilet cleaner in Heaven is a wonderful thought. To take any position, no matter how it may seem, is a lofty one just to be in His presence.
I like reading God's Word. I feel like I'm growing when I discipline myself to do it. But I rejoice in this other aspect, which I consider a filler (for if I ever give up reading His Word altogether, this other stuff won't be enough, I think), which is when I listen to a cd or something with God's Word booming out in a teaching or something.
"Today" I heard a concept from Bradley that really made me excited:
When God is silent, He is listening.
Wow! Sometimes that "silence" we "hear" can be so disheartening, making us think He is not there. But to consider that He is there, but listening in silence... Wow. That's really special.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at November 18, 2004 08:37 AM