In this fourth part of our series, Pursue: Chasing God in a Godless World, we move in a direction that is perhaps unexpected given the assumptions of our culture. When Asa and the people were busily moving in the direction of God against the grain of the culture around them they did something most people wouldn’t have done then or now. As for what this is and what it means for us, keep reading to find out.
Worship and Surrender
Have you ever used a Chinese finger trap? Unless you’ve spent the last 30 minutes stuck in it and are waiting to get loose, grab the one you were handed this morning as you came in. Go ahead and stick your fingers in it. Now, try and pull them out. The natural reaction when you stick your fingers in and can’t immediately slide them back out is to pull harder. But, as perhaps you have already discovered, pulling harder won’t get your fingers out of the trap. There are times in life like that, aren’t there? Times when more pressure isn’t going to get the job done. There are situations in which we have to learn to stop fighting if we’re going to manage to get anywhere good. Read the rest…
The Nexus 