Please Pray

Tonight is the open auditions for the Lifechurch.tv worship team.


Be praying for me please!

Just a Random Thought

Today when I was looking my last blog over I read something interesting that made one big question pop into my head...

If you look at the end of verse twelve in the story of Job, when God and Satan were finished speaking to one another the verse says: So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

So then you can imagine what popped into my head.

Well all throughout my church years I've learned that God is so holy that he can't even be in the presence of sin, but then we look and the Bible says that Satan is sin.

So how could God have a conversation with Satan if he can't even be in the presence of sin?

Something to defiantely think about.

Never Stop Praising

I came across this story when I was reading my Bible and I knew the name but I never knew what the story was really about.

This one is about Job.

You may look at it and say whoa, I don't have enough time to read all that but I encourage you to read every bit of it

1 There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters. 3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
4 Job’s sons would take turns preparing feasts in their homes, and they would also invite their three sisters to celebrate with them. 5 When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Job’s First Test 6 One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the Lord, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. 7 “Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan.
Satan answered the Lord, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”
8 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”
9 Satan replied to the Lord, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. 10 You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! 11 But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”
12 “All right, you may test him,” the Lord said to Satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
16 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
17 While he was still speaking, a third messenger arrived with this news: “Three bands of Chaldean raiders have stolen your camels and killed your servants. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
18 While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in their oldest brother’s home. 19 Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
20 Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. 21 He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will be naked when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!”
22 In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.

The meaning from the story I got is pretty self explanatory.

Even when satan was doing all these things to him he never stopped praising God.

When things get tough I always remember to look and see what Job did and went through because he had to deal with way harder things than most of us have.

Are You a Revolution?

If I'm here all alone If I'm left behind If they spit in my face If they hate my kind I will rise above I will live for love I will answer to the call For the bond between For the depth unseen For my God forsake it all 'Cause I'm a fire I'm a flood I'm a revolution I am a war Already won I'm a revolution When the world is at war When the grace is gone When the hungry lay dead While the rich live on I will rise above I will live for love I will answer to the call For the bond between For a depth unseen For my God forsake it all Here I stand Open hands Waiting for You I won't back down I'll live to speak Your truth.

That one has got to be my favorite worship song of all time. The words are simple yet it means more to me than any other song I've heard.

It's the best definition of God's Will that I've seen yet, and with God's command for us to carry on his Will written all over the Bible I'm thinking we should probably do it.

So my question is this....

....Are you a Revolution?

Question 3:

If God knows the outcome of each and every person's life then why would He create someone knowing they will go to hell?

Thoughts?

Question 2:

Did God die on the Cross?

What do you think?

Question:

One of my youth leaders asked me and a group of friends a question Friday night, I thought it was really thought provoking so I'll share it:


Did God create Sin?

What do you think?