Mental Musings

Pastor Stan was the only staff member of a small church. He showed up one Sunday after spending hours that week preparing for the worship service. He was the one that typically led the singing while playing his guitar. He was the one that usually unlocked the doors and turned on the lights. He was the person that would get everything prepared for the start of service. He was the one that preached the sermons. And he did all of that this week as he waited for people to arrive. Jim was always the first person to arrive on Sundays. He would greet Pastor Stan and then make the coffee. As Pastor Stan and Jim waited for the coffee to finish brewing, Jim talked about the weather, fishing, and his favorite football team. Pastor Stan did not engage much in the conversation because he was wondering when someone else would arrive.  It wasn’t that Pastor Stan disliked Jim, he just was a little worried that nobody else had shown up yet. He excused himself and went outside to look do...

Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the Lord’s temple before the new courtyard. He said: "Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You." (2 Chronicles 20:5,6) Who is God and why should I worship Him? Jehoshaphat had just experienced a terrible military defeat because He did not do what God’s prophet told him to do. After that, God sends the prophet back to Jehoshaphat to basically say, “I told you so,” and to rebuke him for his unbelief. Then we see his total belief in God. It is impossible to describe God in just one sermon. It is impossible to describe God in weeks of sermons. It is impossible to describe God in any adequate manner that will satisfy those who must have a clear picture of who God is. You see, God is indescribable. There are some things that we can know about God, but ther...