God is awesome and never ceases to amaze me. When God wants something done, God gets it done. When God has a word to speak, that word gets spoken. When God has a message for his people, that message gets delivered. And there is nothing in my power that I can do to stop that (not that I would ever want to or try).
Yesterday I wrote about "Irony Thursday". I was trying to write a sermon but found myself at a loss for words as I sat and wrote a post (how ironic huh?). Anyway, as soon as I published that post I grabbed my Bible and piano books and proceeded to the sanctuary. I go to the sanctuary when I want to get away and focus without distractions. I also practice piano to settle my mind down (I have been taking lessons for nearly 2 years now). After some practicing and praying, I started to listen. After some time of what looked like me talking to myself (I was actually talking to God and talking through some ideas) I returned to my office.
Now this is the cool part. I started typing and before I knew it the sermon for Sunday was done. I entered a zone and the words just flew from my fingers onto the keys of my keyboard. God never ceases to amaze me. God is able to break through any writers (preachers) block. There is no way I could have done this on my own. Like Martin Luther says in his sacristy prayer "If it were left up to me I would surely bring it all to ruin".
There are many Thursday mornings when I have no clue what I am going to preach on Sunday, but every Sunday a sermon is born; not of my doing but of God’s. And every Sunday I sit (or stand) in amazement of God’s awesome power. So I sit here in my living room, on my day off, enjoying another amazing Friday with my God wondering what God is going to do next. I am not sure what it will be, but if God is involved I am ready to hang on for the ride. -edh-