Merry Christmas!
Our God is a "Glorious Intruder" ---I read the following and thought I'd share:
Glorious Intruder
by Joni Earekson Tada
God is an intruder
He encroaches, presumes,invades, and infringes. He crashes the party. Tears aside curtains. Throws open locked doors. Hits the light switch in a dark room.God pulls the fire alarm in stuffy sacrosanct hallways.
He intruded primeval chaos and brought forth light, beauty, order, and life.
He presumed upon the life of a middle aged man in the town of Ur, and brought forth a nation.
He trespassed on the cozy security of the Canaanites, smug behind their walls of stone.
He advanced upon the lofty chambers of Kings with finger wagging feisty old Prophets who called down judgement.
He was the unwelcome guest at Belshazzar's feast, writing doom on the wall while the revelers gagged on their wine.
God intruded the Womb of a virgin. He stormed Satan's kingdom on a Christmas night in Bethlehem.
He talked out of turn in Galilee with words "...that no man spoke before." He crashed temple courtyards, overturning tables and kicking commerce out the door with a strong arm and a whip.
God overstepped the realm of death itself, stealing it's banner and crushing it's lord. And in the most Holy place of the temple, He audaciously tore the veil from top to bottom.
And in the end He, will once again intervene in history, judging the nations, banishing sin and death, setting His throne upon earth as He rules in Heaven.
God is a glorious intruder in my life, my thoughts, my pain, sorrow and brokenness. . .
What can we do but marvel in speechless wonder at our powerful and Almighty God--who, incidentally, has every right to intrude?
After all, can the owner of the house really "intrude" when He sets his foot inside His own
door? Can a King be tabbed "interfering" when he visits the subjects of His own realm? Can a craftsman be thought a "Trespasser"when He wraps His fingers around His own stick of wood?
God, an intruder? From His perspective, NEVER! From our point of view? It happens all the time. Whether He encroaches with a gentle, subtle reminder or in sudden devastating judgement. .. .
We dare not think that God is absent or daydreaming. The do-nothing God. He's not tucked away in some far corner of the universe, uncaring, unfeeling, unthinking. . .uninvolved. Count on it---God intrudes in glorious and myriad ways.
Thank His Holy Name He does!
We hope you have a blessed Christmas,
Filled with the presence of The Glorious Intruder!!!!
The Bogoni Family
Our God is a "Glorious Intruder" ---I read the following and thought I'd share:
Glorious Intruder
by Joni Earekson Tada
God is an intruder
He encroaches, presumes,invades, and infringes. He crashes the party. Tears aside curtains. Throws open locked doors. Hits the light switch in a dark room.God pulls the fire alarm in stuffy sacrosanct hallways.
He intruded primeval chaos and brought forth light, beauty, order, and life.
He presumed upon the life of a middle aged man in the town of Ur, and brought forth a nation.
He trespassed on the cozy security of the Canaanites, smug behind their walls of stone.
He advanced upon the lofty chambers of Kings with finger wagging feisty old Prophets who called down judgement.
He was the unwelcome guest at Belshazzar's feast, writing doom on the wall while the revelers gagged on their wine.
God intruded the Womb of a virgin. He stormed Satan's kingdom on a Christmas night in Bethlehem.
He talked out of turn in Galilee with words "...that no man spoke before." He crashed temple courtyards, overturning tables and kicking commerce out the door with a strong arm and a whip.
God overstepped the realm of death itself, stealing it's banner and crushing it's lord. And in the most Holy place of the temple, He audaciously tore the veil from top to bottom.
And in the end He, will once again intervene in history, judging the nations, banishing sin and death, setting His throne upon earth as He rules in Heaven.
God is a glorious intruder in my life, my thoughts, my pain, sorrow and brokenness. . .
What can we do but marvel in speechless wonder at our powerful and Almighty God--who, incidentally, has every right to intrude?
After all, can the owner of the house really "intrude" when He sets his foot inside His own
door? Can a King be tabbed "interfering" when he visits the subjects of His own realm? Can a craftsman be thought a "Trespasser"when He wraps His fingers around His own stick of wood?
God, an intruder? From His perspective, NEVER! From our point of view? It happens all the time. Whether He encroaches with a gentle, subtle reminder or in sudden devastating judgement. .. .
We dare not think that God is absent or daydreaming. The do-nothing God. He's not tucked away in some far corner of the universe, uncaring, unfeeling, unthinking. . .uninvolved. Count on it---God intrudes in glorious and myriad ways.
Thank His Holy Name He does!
We hope you have a blessed Christmas,
Filled with the presence of The Glorious Intruder!!!!
The Bogoni Family
posted by Bogoni at
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
2 Comments:
Love you Sis, Merry CHRISTmas to your family as well!
Hello Sis Ami and Bro Damon....love to you both. Ran into sis gayle at the market the other day....she is so proud of her strait A son...PTL...Merry CHRISTmas, sis katie
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