I agree whole-heartedly with nerdy_scarlett. Only wish I hadn't read the blurb from the interview with Bo about him not having "seen anything truly inspiring in awhile." Our God is a God who hides Himself. Don't look for Him in the outward matters. I think the Scripture he refers to is probably Psalms 51:17 (34:18 is similar). "A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."
But we need to see that according to Isaiah 57:15:Â "For thus says the high and exalted One, / Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: / I will dwell in the high and holy place, / And with the contrite and lowly of spirit, / To revive the spirit of the lowly / And to revive the heart of the contrite." The Lord comes to dwell with and within these in order to give them grace (Prov. 3:34 - "to the humble He gives grace.").
Oh yeah, and grace is not some sort of outward, worldly blessings, it's Christ Himself as the divine life coming to us to be our life and enjoyment, even to be our everything; we need nothing else!
Oh yeah, and grace is not some sort of outward, worldly blessings, it's Christ Himself as the divine life coming to us to be our life and enjoyment, even to be our everything; we need nothing else!
Well, personally, I can agree with Bo's comment. There are times that I feel like that. I'm not sure what you mean by "our God is a God who hides Himself", because I don't think He does. He may not always SHOW Himself to us in the ways we want or expect, but He is not hidden, He's always there. I think of 1 Kings 19:11-12. What we might deem as an inspiring/beautiful way God shows Himself (the wind, earthquake and fire), He doesn't always choose that way, instead He could come as "a gentle whisper", which, if we aren't...
Well, personally, I can agree with Bo's comment. There are times that I feel like that. I'm not sure what you mean by "our God is a God who hides Himself", because I don't think He does. He may not always SHOW Himself to us in the ways we want or expect, but He is not hidden, He's always there. I think of 1 Kings 19:11-12. What we might deem as an inspiring/beautiful way God shows Himself (the wind, earthquake and fire), He doesn't always choose that way, instead He could come as "a gentle whisper", which, if we aren't listening for it, we might miss.
I agree whole-heartedly with nerdy_scarlett. Only wish I hadn't read the blurb from the interview with Bo about him not having "seen anything truly inspiring in awhile." Our God is a God who hides Himself. Don't look for Him in the outward matters. I think the Scripture he refers to is probably Psalms 51:17 (34:18 is similar). "A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."
But we need to see that according to Isaiah 57:15:Â "For thus says the high and exalted One, / Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: / I will dwell in the high and holy place, / And with the contrite and lowly of spirit, / To revive the spirit of the lowly / And to revive the heart of the contrite." The Lord comes to dwell with and within these in order to give them grace (Prov. 3:34 - "to the humble He gives grace.").
Oh yeah, and grace is not some sort of outward, worldly blessings, it's Christ Himself as the divine life coming to us to be our life and enjoyment, even to be our everything; we need nothing else!
Oh yeah, and grace is not some sort of outward, worldly blessings, it's Christ Himself as the divine life coming to us to be our life and enjoyment, even to be our everything; we need nothing else!
Well, personally, I can agree with Bo's comment. There are times that I feel like that. I'm not sure what you mean by "our God is a God who hides Himself", because I don't think He does. He may not always SHOW Himself to us in the ways we want or expect, but He is not hidden, He's always there. I think of 1 Kings 19:11-12. What we might deem as an inspiring/beautiful way God shows Himself (the wind, earthquake and fire), He doesn't always choose that way, instead He could come as "a gentle whisper", which, if we aren't...
Well, personally, I can agree with Bo's comment. There are times that I feel like that. I'm not sure what you mean by "our God is a God who hides Himself", because I don't think He does. He may not always SHOW Himself to us in the ways we want or expect, but He is not hidden, He's always there. I think of 1 Kings 19:11-12. What we might deem as an inspiring/beautiful way God shows Himself (the wind, earthquake and fire), He doesn't always choose that way, instead He could come as "a gentle whisper", which, if we aren't listening for it, we might miss.