God The Genius

"A power able to bring about such a number of important results is to my mind wholly divine.   For what is memory of things and words? What further is invention? Assuredly nothing can be found even in God of greater value than memory."  Cicero

What does it mean to abide in him?

As God's first born children left Egypt, the Egyptians were moved by the spirit of God to give them Gold,  and Jewels, and precious things. The Chosen's hearts became inflamed.  So instead of worshiping God, they turned towards a New God: the Golden Calf.  Working with their newly acquired Gold they attempted to supplant God with a God they could see and worship in their newly formed.  They deemed the Golden Calf more worthy than a God they could not envision.

 Jesus received a blessing of anointment from his father when John baptized him in the Jordan.  Jesus was tempted right afterwards for forty days in the desert by the Devil.  But instead of creating food from stone, or throwing himself off of the top of the temple, or claiming what was already his; he abide in the LORD.
Jesus walked under the shadow of God to illustrate God's enduring Love: love that does not change,  lasts forever, and  provides enough to eat when times are tough.

We are chosen to be stewards of a kingdom that is not yet complete but has already been redeemed.  We must turn to the LORD and repent for a Heavenly Kingdom is near.

Requesting to be a God (Rock Me Amadeus)

"I would offer up secretley the proudest prayer a boy could think of. "Lord, make me a great composer! Let me celebrate your glory through your music and be celebrated myself! Make me famous through the world, dear God! Make me immortal! After I die let people speak my name forever with love for what I wrote! In return I vow I will give you my chastity, my industry, my deepest humility, every hour of my life. And I will help my fellow man all I can. Amen and Amen!" Peter Shaffer's Play Amadeus.

Good vs Evil

A good script has one blind good guy, who limps and stutters versus 1,000 Samurais Hell Bent on the Hero's Soul Destruction.
- Gregorio Roth formed in part in the Study by Paul Miller (Person of Jesus)

Tremendous things have been done by second choice men.
- William Barclay

9 The heart of man plans his way,
but the Lord establishes his steps.

50 AD: The Whisperers Whisper in West-Corinth

Whisperers dried voices; like wind in dry grass, were ready to burst into flame. They whispered meaningless words amongst themselves.

They prayed in their Corinthian Synagogues for an answer to the Christian Pests.

They sent Petitions to Rome

Rome sent the letters back, return to sender.

Christianity burst forth onto the world, burning-up with fever.

Prayer: (Prayer Starter: Exodus 3:4-5)
When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the Bush, "Moses, Moses! And he said, "Here I am." Then God said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet for the place on which you are standing is holy ground."