Is this an Act of God?
If so, then you certainly don’t want him after you.
Many people think God is ready to hurl lightning down from heaven to punish them for doing something wrong. Whenever something bad happens – storms, tornadoes, hurricane, the news commentators and the insurance companies call them acts of God.
But they are not God’s acts at all. They are from Satan, a fallen archangel once named Lucifer. The result of living in a world thrown off it’s original plan the sin of rebellion. God put Lucifer in command over the earth. Then, he led a rebellion against God for control of heaven. Now defeated, he operates an insurgency against God and God’s people. He led Adam into man’s great rebellion. Jesus says he (Satan) comes to steal, kill and destroy.
The truth is, God did act and bring something from heaven to earth. But it’s not lightning and tornadoes. It’s his son, Jesus under a new covenant…
You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm… The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn [Jesus], whose names are written in heaven. Hebrews 12:18-23
For years, I thought God the father wasn’t to fond of me. He seemed like an angry Tony Soprano, the fictional mob boss with Jesus protecting me from getting hit. I think a lot of people see God this way. For more on this, check out my blog posting, Is God An Angry Tony Soprano?
2 comments
sounds like you have your head screwed on right ;-)
I didn’t deal so much from the God of the lightning bolts. My deal was trying to REALLY believe that the God who created & sustains the universes was interested in every detail of my life, & longs to be intrinsically intimate with me in a relationship of Father & son.
btw, I got over my unbelief & have been living in an intimate, Father/son relationship that continues to mess with my life – in a thrillingly scary way ;-)
Dan- He does work in a “thrillingly scary way.” well said. You should start a blog!