How often do we under-represent the manliness of God? Do we make Him a mousey character like the cowardly magician Odo in Ivanhoe, who uses spells and purple eggs to cast his "spells" from a distance? Or do we see Him as He truly is, a manly, awe-inspiring WARRIOR! He is my El Qanna, my Jealous Lover who is inspired to holy wrath at the appearance of a distraction or another love in my life.
"The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes." Isaiah 42:13, ESV
"But the LORD is with me as a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble; they will not overcome me. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten." Jeremiah 20:11
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Perfection of Beauty
"The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth."
-Psalms 50.1-2 ESV-
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth."
-Psalms 50.1-2 ESV-
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