Why doesnt God intervene divinely?
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Ok, all i can say is.
This thread is trying to God's work in a box.
Very sad to see Isrealites still living in people.
Hai.
Once there was a man who dared God to speak.
"Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow."
"Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight."
"Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen."
And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.
And God heard the man, so God answered.
He sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church.
He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin.
He stilled a storm, not of the sea, but of the soul.
And God waited for the man to respond.
And he waited...
And he waited...
And waited.
But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks and not lives; seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing.
Finally he looked to God and asked, "Have you lost your power?"
And God looked at him and said, "Have you lost your hearing?"
by Max Lucado - The Gentle Thunder. -
Is my thought connected in any to the Bear's?Originally posted by davidche:And what makes you think bear thinks he has? -
I C, but dont quite understand your second sentance.Originally posted by M©+square:Ok, all i can say is.
This thread is trying to God's work in a box.
Very sad to see Isrealites still living in people.
Hai.
Once there was a man who dared God to speak.
"Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow."
"Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight."
"Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen."
And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.
And God heard the man, so God answered.
He sent fire, not for a bush, but for a church.
He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin.
He stilled a storm, not of the sea, but of the soul.
And God waited for the man to respond.
And he waited...
And he waited...
And waited.
But because the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks and not lives; seas and not souls, he decided that God had done nothing.
Finally he looked to God and asked, "Have you lost your power?"
And God looked at him and said, "Have you lost your hearing?"
by Max Lucado - The Gentle Thunder. -
I totally understand why didn't you get it.Originally posted by davidche:I C, but dont quite understand your second sentance.
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??? I think MC@'s illustration here is quite clear and simpleOriginally posted by davidche:I C, but dont quite understand your second sentance.
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Can read carefully my post? Second sentence is this:Originally posted by M©+square:I totally understand why didn't you get it.
It's all right.This thread is trying to God's work in a box.
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allow me to explain in a more simple term the illustration from MC@, when he said (MC@ can correct me if I am wrong)Originally posted by davidche:
"This thread is trying to God's work in a box"
he is really saying "This thread is trying to put God's work in a box"
meaning:
when we pray or commune with God, many a times we already have a fix idea of how the response should be like, such that we are indeed trying to put God's work in a box (a box that is made out of our ideals) and not really focusing and/trusting God to be able to exceedingly much better than what we can imagine or dare to expect.
tie this to the subject title, Why doesn't God intervene divinely? the answer is: He did, but just that the response/answer may not the way we expect it to be...
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Maybe M©+square is just trying to say that we have placed God in an box called "miracles". We want to see God in "miracles", only then we can respond. If miracles don't happen, we think God is dead or absent.
No. That should not be the case. God is alive in us; He works in us and through us. -
oh. now i understand. lol at first i was like ..what box?
so metaphorical
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Originally posted by Skibi:
Play by whose rules? I would like to worship that person who made up those rules. Let's just call him Habetonko. All hail Habetonko, people
Read the last book of the Bible carefully. We can control our destinies (choose God or Devil) but ultimately the fate of the world is controlled by God.
A simple analogy to answer your question is this:
God is the good side e.g United Nations.
Devil is the evil side e.g Terrorists.
Until the terrorists seize control of governments around the world and become a superpower openly, [b]God has to play by the rules and fight the terrorists behind the scenes. e.g UN can only arrest terrorists if they have proof that the terrorists are planning something. UN cannot arrest terrorists who are doing legitimate business otherwise therewill be uproar and chaos among the general population.[/b] -
Have faith my brother...
God is always with you..
Let this truth set you free...
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whatever that turns you on, dude.... I don't really care... you can worship dododumbbobo for all I care.Originally posted by zxc22099:Play by whose rules? I would like to worship that person who made up those rules. Let's just call him Habetonko. All hail Habetonko, people
....but it seems that you are here to make trouble. please note the links posted by sillyme in your recently closed thread. the events listed in one of the links were real.