just laugh!

i'm sorry, i really hope this doesn't offend anyone. i just thought it was so hilarious and i feel like this all the time lately. please enjoy :)

tree.

The Lord God is strong and solid, amidst the slipping sand of life. As He teaches me his will and his love, the truth of life propels itself from every moment. The gentle man at the parking garage—how has life taught him to be so still and separated? The searching little girl, who sees the errors of the world with clarity, but chooses them as the excuses for her thoughts, words, and attitude.
The Lord God is so much more than we know. How do you express such a being? It cannot be done I am sure. Words do not exist that meet the needs of an adequate description of one sliver of his being or one second of his presence. How do you explain that which you feel so intensely that it paralyzes you? How can you use your body to do this, when your body chooses instead to express the gratitude and awe that stuns it into suspended motion?

my king is...

by dr. shadrach meshach lockridge.

"the bible says my king is a 7-way king. he's the king of the jews' that's a racial king. he's the king of israel; that's a national king. he's the king of righteousness. he's the king of the ages. he's the king of heaven. he's the king of glory. he's the king of kings. besides being a 7-way king, he's the lord of lords. that's my king. well, i wonder, do you know him?"

"david said, 'the heavens declare the glory of god, and the firmament showeth his handiwork.' my king is a sovereign king. no means of measure can define his limitless love. no far-seeing telescope can bring into visibility the coastline of his shoreless supply. no barrier can hinder him from pouring out his blessings. he's enduringly strong. he's entirely sincere. he's eternally steadfast. he's immortally graceful. he's infinitely powerful. he's impartially merciful. do you know him?"

"he's the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world. he's god's son. he's the sinner's savior. he's the centerpiece of civilization. he stands in the solitude of himself. he's honest and he's unique. he's unparalleled. he's unprecedented. he is the loftiest idea in literature. he's the highest personality in philosophy. he is the supreme problem in higher criticism. he's the fundamental doctrine of true theology. he's the core, the necessity for spiritual religions. he's the miracle of the ages. yes, he is. he's the superlative of everything good that you choose to call him. he's the only one qualified to be our all-sufficiency. i wonder if you know him today."

"he supplies strength for the weak. he's available for the tempted and tried. he sympathizes and he saves. he strengthens and sustains. he guards and he guides. he heals the sick. he cleanses the leper. he forgives the sinner. he discharges the debtor. he delivers the captive. he defends the feeble. he blesses the young. he serves the unfortunate. he regards the aged. he rewards the diligent. and he beautifies the meek. i wonder if you know him."

"well, this is my king. he's the key to knowledge. he's the wellspring of wisdom. he's the doorway of deliverance. he's the pathway of peace. he's the roadway of righteousness. he's the highway of holiness. he's the gateway of glory. do you know him?"

"well, his office is manifold. his promise is sure. his life is matchless. his goodness is limitless. his mercy is everlasting. his love never changes. his word is enough. his grace is sufficient. his reign is righteous. his yoke is easy and his burden is light. i wish i could describe him to you. he's indescribable. he's incomprehensible. he's invincible. he's irresistible. well, you can't him out of your mind. you can't get him off your hand. you can't outlive him and you can't live without him. the pharisees couldn't stand him, but they found they couldn't stop him. pilate couldn't find any fault in him. herod couldn't kill him. death couldn't handle him, and the grave couldn't hold him. that's my king!"

"and thing is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever and ever and ever! how long is that? and ever and ever! and when you get through with all the forevers, then amen! good god almighty! amen!"

numbers 9:18-19, 23

" in this way they journeyed at the command of the LORD and stopped where he told them to, then remained there as long as the cloud stayed. if it stayed a long time, then they stayed a long time. but if it stayed only a few days, then they remained only a few days; for so the LORD had instructed them. "

--but when they stopped, God didn't stop directing them. he would always tell them what to do, give them instructions to build something, or just "wait". through moses, god would give them purpose and work. (imagine how foolish they looked, in the desert following a cloud for 40 years!!!)

--before jesus, we have a god who speaks audibly to a few chosen people, directed towards the israelites. after jesus, we have a god who speaks inaudibly to any person willing to believe in and listen to him, words tailor-made for each of us but with the good of all in mind.

i want to be one of those people who can wait as long as god stays in one place...i want to be that connected to his promises that i know as long as i'm with him, then i am in the right place. even if i don't move for 400 years.