Hand or Face

Over the past few weeks I've been filling in at a church in Cleveland preaching on Sunday mornings. It's been awesome to see who God has completely guided the services, coordinating music and the message without any human conversations regarding scripture of subjects. Last week I preached what I feel is the best sermon I've been given so far, Hand or Face, out of Philippians 4.4-13.

The sermon looks at the way we live life in regards to God, do we live from the Hand of God, simply seeking His blessings, living from blessing to blessing, or is it more than that. Do we live seeking the Face of God, desiring His presence in our lives, and striving simply to do His will? Honestly, it's an awesome message, and I'm simply glad I was in the room when God was writing it.

The reason I love this sermon so much is that the whole focus, the whole purpose, the whole point of the message is God. He is the center of it, and without Him there is no message. That's how a sermon should be, God at the center.

Recently I had saw one of Lou Giglio's video's "How Great is our God" it's incredible. In it, and the previous one, "Indescribable" he looks at the wonders of the universe, and how all of it points to the glory of God. Realizing the size of God, how incompressible He is, how small we really are compared to a star, let alone the one who holds all the millions of stars in His hand, it really puts it in perspective.

Galatians 4.9a says, "Know that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God" It's not a big deal that I know God. Get on Youtube, search for Lou Giglio's videos,

Indescribable part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn2dPZDMOWA

How Great is our God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KqziOKZ4AE

it isn't a big deal that I know who God is. He made this universe that we don't even know how big it is yet because we can't see it all yet because light hasn't gotten here from the farthest corners of it, and God holds it all in His hand. I should know that God. But the fact that this God knows me, that He can look at this wonder of stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, that is in His hand and point to me, that is a big deal. And honestly it just blows my mind.

Daddy, help me to never forget how Great and Indescribable you are. When my faith is weak, help my unbelief. When I fail to fully trust and stumble, catch and carry me. Show me what love really means, and help me to love as you love and serve as you serve.

Peace be with you