You know what I am talking about here....no matter how long you've been a Christian, at one point or another, you've had your God Box. For some, the God Box looks like this: you go about life focused on your mission, work, family, fun, etc; then the day comes when something bad happens. A diagnosis, an auto-accident, something bigger than you can handle, and you frantically grab your God Box, open it and cry out in desperation for mercy in the situation. For others, the God Box is opened up more frequently. Perhaps when you wake up, or at least at the table over meals; you carefully open the box and respectfully address the Lord, almost as if you were speaking to the President. Once you have thanked Him and asked for your needs to be met, you close up the box and go about your day until the next prayer beckons for you to open the box again.
As Summer draws near, many of you, like me, have planted a garden. The very act of gardening can be such a joyous experience seeing how God transforms a seed into a vibrant fruit bearing mature plant. Some of the things we know to be crucial for proper growth are: the soil condition, proper light, and water. If even just one of these conditions is not up to par, the plant will suffer and may even die. What if I begin with a healthy start? If this is planted into dead soil, it will not thrive, despite how strong it was to begin, nor how much I properly water it. It is vital that we plant in the proper foundation (healthy living soil). This same thing can be said of our Spiritual walk and the need to be properly rooted and fed. In Ephesians we are instructed:
Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Col 2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
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Would your perspective of God change if you knew that hell was the grave, rather than a burning pit of endless torment with the Devil and his company? Would you be relieved or find it blasphemous? Well, we think its time to offer some clarity on the matter. Let us use the one and only source given by God, His Holy Word. Since most would agree that the very idea of such a place comes from the Scriptures, there is indisputably no better place to find the answers we need.