Clueless People with Too Much Salt

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Scheduled Reading:  
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•  Chronicles 17- 19
• Psalm 89:9-15
• Proverbs 18:5-7
• Acts 13:42-14:7

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Selected Passage: Psalm 89:9-15. 
We are clue free. That's what we are. Absolutely clueless. The Psalmist declares the awesomeness of God. He gropes around for things in creation with which to compare to the Creator. Although he does a much better job than I could ever hope to do, he still comes up with nothing. He is overwhelmed by His majesty.

When did we become so... so.... (here I go, groping around for words to describe US!) so... comfortable around, so... familiar with God the Almighty? Have we lost sight of the dreadful holiness of God? Love and grace are there, to be sure. Jesus encouraged His disciples to call him Abba - Daddy. But here we are 2000 years later, and we call him Daddy, The Man Upstairs, Father... but very rarely do I hear anyone broach the subject of His holiness. I think it scares us. It makes us uncomfortable. And well it should. It made Isaiah very uncomfortable when he saw the Lord in his vision (See Isaiah 6). So much so, he thought he was about to die.

We would do well to learn about God's holiness and His glory. We wouldn't sit down to feast on a pile of salt, would we? NO! We feast on meat and potatoes. But even the best meat and potatoes without any salt or other seasonings would be a very bland meal indeed. Neither is God only holy or only loving. We must understand His holiness as being seasoned with the flavor of His endless love and sweet mercy.

Recommended Reading:

The Pursuit of Holiness

By Jerry Bridges / NAV Press


What does holiness look like? For starters, it doesn't look anything like perfection. And it doesn't necessarily look like victory. Mostly, it consists of effort, prayer, grace, and obedience. "Scripture speaks of both a holiness we have in Christ before God, and a holiness we are to strive after," writes Bridges. We can ignore neither Christ's role nor our own if we are to successfully pursue holiness. It is as simple as refusing to smudge the truth on a tax return or as complicated as forgiving the person who has most viciously hurt us. Bridges takes holiness out of the realm of the impossible and brings it into the real world of your daily life and decisions. Whether you're continuing your pursuit of holiness or just beginning, the principles and guidelines in The Pursuit of Holiness will challenge you to obey God's command of holiness.