Supremacy

You can buy a supreme pizza. Or maybe you want to indulge in the supreme luxury package at the spa. You can eat a burrito supreme. The one thing I find that all of these have in common...there is a lesser version lurking somewhere if you don't want the top of the line. El Eyon - God Supreme. Unlike our earthly supreme there is no lesser version of God upon which to settle. He is the one and only. If you study His supremacy you will find that He is the one who gives riches and makes poor, He gives life and He brings death, He is the healer and the wound. Nothing can come at you without His divine permission. Everything that has ever or will ever exist is because of Him, through Him and for His glory. Honestly though, would you want something lesser from your God? A washed down version of supremacy? How about one who could only handle requests between 9 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday? Or a god who could deal with your happiness but pushed away all sorrow? A god who healed but only sometimes and only for some people? Maybe you would want one who showed up on time but not always? Or better yet one who had your best interest at heart except when he didn't? No you want the one and only. The God who can truly say "the buck stops here." Nobody touches Angela except if I say they can. Nothing comes against her that I don't provide for her to handle. Her money, her health, her job are all at my hand and in my control. You might be wondering where is the free will in that? How can I choose if He is really supreme? If His presence is so strong a hedge around me how can I exert my own way? He is our strong tower..we run to Him and we are safe. He protects us and directs us...but every tower has a door or maybe just a window called free will. An opening that allows us to walk right out of His protection into the darkness alone. You can make the choice to leave Him. You can fly at will into the storm...and when the wind has knocked down your sail and the shoreline is rocky and death is just over the horizon...He is the lighthouse..a tower on a hill..a beacon to steer towards and regardless of what you say, do or believe He is that He is and He reigns supreme and eternal. And He is waiting for your return!

Unfinished things

Life is full of things that are left unfinished. Circles of life are never completed. The plant that stops growing becomes compost for a new tree. The Lord made it that way. He intended for our lives to bring new life. But there are some things that are just meant to be completed.

God worked 6 days and then He was finished. Christ came and did all that was asked by his Father and then declared it was finished. Just like there are many things in life that are left to cycle continuously some things are destined to be complete. We finish books, and complete trips. We set and obtain goals and if you are a runner you know the greatest feeling is when you are finally done and stop.

This year I want more than anything to finish what God has set before me. I want to be diligent to daily look at what He would have me do and do our wholeheartedly. what does He want completed? I think there are quite a few but let's start with living a life pleasing to Him. Living with integrity and honesty. Finish today by loving your neighbor in such a way that they know your love. Before you turn off the light turn off your anger and make amends for those things where you have wronged someone. Love your family before your work and tell your children of the Lord.Never stop talking of His great works.
So basically everyday look at Him and live in what He has commanded. Each day finish you're race as if you will never wake up again.run each day as THE race. never give up, never surrender, finish strong and then sleep the restful sleep of a saint ready to go home to his maker. Finish strong.