Here come the Grape Crushers

I knew I shouldn’t have gone there.

Yesterday I was lured into a conversation on the Internet about Church and what it is and what it isn’t. I shouldn’t have taken the bait. It wasn’t a bad conversation but whenever I get into these discussions dogma, doctrine and theology rob me of bits of pieces of what God has shown me to be true.

Imagine my surprise when I got up this morning and God showed me some cool thoughts.

I know I was made for His Glory but was not clear as to what that meant. I think most of us think that means God’s use. I don’t see it that way but let’s not argue. I was reading a book by John Eldridge and this popped out at me.

“The Glory of God is man (or woman) fully alive.”

My coming alive is what God is committed to.  To come alive means you have to fight to keep death from smothering the things that God has shown you.

I like that.

Next was something from good old Oswald Chambers.  He was talking about wine. Not Whine.

Oswald was comparing the process of making wine (crushing grapes and fermentation) to the crushing that must take place before we truly come alive. I find the crusher to be those who make my life miserable. So unfortunately those irritating people must be my key for coming fully alive.

Do you ever ask this question; God can’t you just snap your fingers and wake me up?

Yeh, it never happens.

So, here come the grape crushers.

2 Comments

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  hollymenino September 30, 2009 at 9:12 am

  I'd like to crush yer grapes, Dancer.
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  hollymenino September 30, 2009 at 11:12 am

  I'd like to crush yer grapes, Dancer.