seven times seventy

Praise Jesus. It has been a long time since I have posted. It is not because God has not been working in my life, I guess it just because I have been neglectful.

I am still living at the Bread of Life Mission. Still hating Seattle and the weather, but God has been working in my heart. I realized I had a lot of contempt for people. Contempt is a attitude of superiority that leads to degrading others. Real nasty stuff. God is mercy. His mercy is beyond our understanding. His mercy is beyond all things and reflects His glory. How wonderful and merciful is our God.

I met these guys who forsook everything and ride around on bikes telling people about Jesus. Real dedicated and sold out for Jesus folks. They believe in avoiding mammon and to not be controlled by mammon they must avoid it. Then God showed me that poverty is not the opposite of mammon, but generosity is the opposite. God does not want us to be poor, but He does not want us to store up treasures on earth. A big difference. Having a rich Christian who is generous is a blessing to the church and glorifies God.

I read a book called "Justice Waits" about these two teenagers who where brutally murdered. They where from Davis, California and the case went unsolved for twenty years until DNA evidence caught the killer. When the murder first happened in 1980 three people were arrested for the murder one man named "David Hunt" a career criminal who was doing twenty years for the kidnapping of two teenagers over a drug deal. Last week one of the staff named Eric told me about a guy who wanted to find a church to go to in the area and asked if I could help him out. I said sure I would be happy to help out a fellow brother. His name, "David Hunt". Oh yeh, career criminal just got out of twenty years in prison, now "born again" David Hunt.
Father, lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from the evil one.

Why did I read this book? I don't know why. Unless God comes down and taps me on the shoulder there is no way I am bringing this guy to a church consisting mostly of young adults. Frankly, I would not bring the guy to any group without notifying the leader of his situation. Praise God, he showed me Romans 3:22-24 But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. I can see that Gods grace is Gods grace there "there is no difference", but I have been a Christian long enough to know how some Christians are only Christians when it is convenient.

You are annointed by God do whatever you want too

You are anointed by God do whatever you want too. This is what Nathan told David. Obviously that did not mean commit adultery and murder, but walk with the assurance that God is for you and not against you. I am starting to realize I have to do what my heart desires and let God make the way. This sitting around getting bitter because my life sucks is not working. Seattle has been nice, but I am not happy or fulfilled. "It is to my Fathers glory that you bear much fruit". The only thing I have been bearing is germs from the nasty places I have been staying and eating. Hey, what can I say that is the way things have been here. Was I called to Seattle, I certainly hope so because I have put up with more humiliation and poverty living that I don't want to mess with it anymore. If something is my heart (except sin) I am going for it and let God make the adjustments. I am tired of half psycho "Christians" and watching the world accomplish everything they set out to do and I am sitting around being fed and housed like a stuffed chicken.