ICEMANforChrist

Jeremiah, Chapter 1, verse 8: 8 Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord . An interesting thing in this verse, is the use of the word  presence .    Worldly people are masters of presence or the projection of power.     When called do not fear powerful people for is not God greater than the world?    Give it to God, let him take control for our Lord will empower us and deliver us to accomplish his word just like he did Jeremiah and all the Saints.    We for our part must be, ready for change, for God will prepare us for the challenges of our calling.    We must be open to the promptings of our Lord and be willing to give up any of our own masks of presence or false images of power we may have developed over time.   We may have over time, found ourselves projecting a  presence,  which is actually just an overreaction to our fears and self-doubts.  Let us ...

Isaiah, Chapter 63, verse 17: 17 Why do you make us wander, LORD, from your ways, and harden our hearts so that we do not fear you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your heritage. This chapter in Isaiah is called the Divine Warrior because Isaiah in this chapter refers to Christ as a warrior.  Isaiah laments that we in our weak human nature have turned our hearts away from God and that we have no fear of divine justice.  Have we become so enamored with the world and our own lives that when we look into the heavens at night we only see impressive specks of glittering rocks we call stars and not the love of the creator which made them?  There is an expression, “Attitude is everything!” and so what should our attitude be during advent and why is Isaiah lamenting that Israel did not fear God?  The answer lies in our attitude toward life.  Holy fear is born out of love and is a response to the God our creator; it is a fear more closel...