Just think about the process.<\/p>\n
Over the centuries of Earth history God has interacted with his human creation, speaking to us, caring for us.<\/p>\n
From Eden’s paradise where God met Adam and Eve for their daily evening “walk” in the garden, God has come to us, where we are, how we are.<\/p>\n
But to go to him, to follow his Son, Jesus Christ back to heaven, we must bow before his redemptive plan.<\/p>\n
God has come to us, but we can’t go to him except through Jesus Christ.<\/strong><\/p>\n (John 14:6 NCV) Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. The only way to the Father is through me.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n We know these things because God has interacted with his people over thousands of years and has chosen some to write down his words.<\/p>\n Think about the diversity of the lives and the times through the Old Testament prophets, the nobility of Daniel from a very young age, the common nature of Amos, “one of the sheep farmers from Tekoa (Amos 1:1 GW), the “here I am” of Isaiah to the “here I go” of Jonah. Isaiah embraced his calling; Jonah ran from it.<\/p>\n A wonderfully amazing process, blending people, world events, time, personal circumstances and cultures to give us exactly the words we need to be able to follow Jesus to heaven.<\/p>\n I sit this morning in my study amazed, filled with wonder and thanks.<\/p>\n Praise you, Mighty God, for the words of eternal life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just think about the process. Over the centuries of Earth history God has interacted with his human creation, speaking to us, caring for us. From Eden’s paradise where God met Adam and Eve for their daily evening “walk” in the … Continue reading \n