Re: [TruthTalk] Eye of the Storm

[Terry Clifton]

michael douglas wrote: Michael D: I lend my voice here to Judy's and Terry's.  As I have repeated often recently, God has made faith the Law by which He intervenes on man's behalf. That's why we are justified by faith. God can do anything He chooses, but our faith/response to Him regulates His response to us. Jesus did said, if we can believe all things shall be possible to us. Don't these things excite anyone like they do me? I long to see the supreme power of God in demonstration, and let the world see who the true God is. If we only can appreciate how God longs for us to understand this. I am trying to get a greater grasp on this, myself.  The apostle Paul actually prayed for the Ephesians as recorded in CH 1,   that the eyes of their understanding may be enlightened, that they may know the hope of God's calling... the exceeding greatness of His power towards us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power... That power is towards us, in every area. I long to be excellent in walking that way in my life. Jesus said, herein is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit. God set things up this way that the excellency of the power might be of God and not of us. But it is all for us and by us. Does any one shout a resounding amen to that. This thing stirs me so much writing here that I feel like promoting a TT caucus of the willing for the sake of pursuing the extreme manifestation of God's power in our lives, circumstances, nations and globe!!! And I dare pray... May God make that happen many times over accross this globe. May His true children wake up to their heritage, and enter into the fullness of His kingdom, for this is His Kingdom... Good evening Michael.  To answer your question on a personal note, not speaking for the group, but for myself, I can say that these things do not excite me like they do you.  I kinda wish they did.  I haven't been real excited about anything in a long time.  If it were proper for a Christian to envy, I would envy you for your ability to get excited about these things.  The fact is however, that God did not make me like you, or you like me.  First Corinthians, chapter twelve pretty much spells this out.  You get all excited by what God says here, while I simply accept it as truth.  That should not be too surprising.  The body of Christ can not be all big toes or left ears, or any other single part.  You need a whole bunch of different parts doing different things to have a complete body.  The ear cannot do the job of the kidney and you cannot drink coffee through your navel.  The Lord made us different so that we could do what He has designed us to do.  That does not make one of us more saved or more spiritual than the other, just different.  Blessings, Terry