God's Self-Revelations
Robert Dawson
Psalm 19
A couple of boys, 8 and 10, were always getting into trouble. The parents were never surprised when they got a call from the school or a visit from the local beat cop. As a matter of fact they were certain that if there was trouble in the community that their two little angels were involved. They were at their wits end and unsure about how to handle the boy's behavior.
Then the mother heard about a local pastor who had been successful in disciplining children. She brought the boys to him. She explained all the struggles they had been through and the fears she had for the boy's future. The minister agreed to meet with the boys but wanted to do so individually. He called in the youngest first.
The pastor asked the young man, ''Where is God?'' The boy did not answer. He sat there in complete stupefied silence. He did not even attempt to answer. The question was repeated with a little more passion and still the boy did not answer. At this point the minister stood up and shook his long boney finger at the boy and said, ''Where is God?'' With that bit of intimidation the boy jumped up and ran out of the pastor's office and shut himself inside the coat closet in the hall way.
Alarmed at this he ran to see if his brother was alright but he would not open the door. He simply shouted out from the closet, ''We are in serious trouble this time. God is missing and they think we took Him!''
God is not missing. He is not gone. He has not hidden Himself. God is not hard to find. He has not sitting in silence. He has not covered His tracks so that we cannot discover evidence of His existence.
The truth is God is here and He speaks to us every single day. The opening verses of the book of Hebrews tell us that God has spoken to us in many portions and in many ways. As we look at this Psalm tonight we are going to be reminded of 2 awe inspiring ways in which God has chosen to speak and reveal Himself to us. This is an ...
Robert Dawson
Psalm 19
A couple of boys, 8 and 10, were always getting into trouble. The parents were never surprised when they got a call from the school or a visit from the local beat cop. As a matter of fact they were certain that if there was trouble in the community that their two little angels were involved. They were at their wits end and unsure about how to handle the boy's behavior.
Then the mother heard about a local pastor who had been successful in disciplining children. She brought the boys to him. She explained all the struggles they had been through and the fears she had for the boy's future. The minister agreed to meet with the boys but wanted to do so individually. He called in the youngest first.
The pastor asked the young man, ''Where is God?'' The boy did not answer. He sat there in complete stupefied silence. He did not even attempt to answer. The question was repeated with a little more passion and still the boy did not answer. At this point the minister stood up and shook his long boney finger at the boy and said, ''Where is God?'' With that bit of intimidation the boy jumped up and ran out of the pastor's office and shut himself inside the coat closet in the hall way.
Alarmed at this he ran to see if his brother was alright but he would not open the door. He simply shouted out from the closet, ''We are in serious trouble this time. God is missing and they think we took Him!''
God is not missing. He is not gone. He has not hidden Himself. God is not hard to find. He has not sitting in silence. He has not covered His tracks so that we cannot discover evidence of His existence.
The truth is God is here and He speaks to us every single day. The opening verses of the book of Hebrews tell us that God has spoken to us in many portions and in many ways. As we look at this Psalm tonight we are going to be reminded of 2 awe inspiring ways in which God has chosen to speak and reveal Himself to us. This is an ...
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