September 23, 2015:  SOAP #2120

Scripture:  Luke (NIV) 6:46 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When the flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

Observation:   As I read the above scriptures, a saying I had just read on a Facebook post came to mind:  “Complaining about a silent God with a closed Bible is like complaining about no texts with a phone that’s turned off.”  From the first chapter in Genesis to the last chapter in Revelation, one of the dominant characteristics of God is that He speaks!

Application:   If I go to a baseball game, I expect to watch baseball.  If I go to a restaurant, I expect to get something to eat.  If I go to a barber shop, I expect to get a haircut.  If I go to a…etc.  And If I go to God, I expect He will speak to me.  He is the ultimate Speaker!

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, I am thankful you have not stopped speaking to people today.    Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!