God is our Refuge

God is our Strength

God is our Always, Ever Present Help in Trouble.

Therefore, we will not fear. 

Because God is our refuge, strength, & ever-present help in trouble.

But why?

That is a line from the song, Cypher “Imagine” by WLAK. 

Literally, one of my favorite songs ever. I have probably listened to it more times than any other song. You should totally go give it a listen, then come back and read this. 

This line has always caught my attention whenever I listened to it. 

He only gave us crowns so we could put them at his feet.

It reminds me of Revelation 4...

Especially in today's normal, everyday church culture which usually says something very much opposite of this. 

God understands...
He knows you are trying your best... 

All God wants is for you to try your best, then he'll do the rest. 

But here's the truth: Your best isn't good enough. 

On your best day, let say, you live 100 years, which ends up being...

It is so overwhelming, such sweet, sweet honey for the tired soul that we couldn't help it. 

We are bursting at the seems to write about this word: Tetelestai.

So what is finished? First of all: The wrath of God towards  his people.

No one likes that word...

The Gospel, the Good News of Jesus was not God’s plan B. 

It is easy to think that it is when you read Genesis and you watch the story unfold. 

God creates Adam & Eve. He gives them this beautiful garden. 

He has basically one rule: don’t eat fruit from this tree. You will die. 

And what did Adam & Eve do? They ate it. 

They stinking ate the fruit.

I tilted my head to the side and said, “Huh?”

“Werewolves, do you believe in werewolves?!” They said incredulously.

“Umm, no I don’t believe in werewolves.” 

Here’s the phrase that really got me:

“But don’t you believe in spiritual stuff, like God and angels?”