I wasn't surprised. When you believe and live something every day you don't have to worry about what to say or how to say it. You just do.
Oh, and one other thing, most of last night's speech was given without the aid of a TelePrompter. The better part. She had to wing it from her notes in front of her. She did fine.
She wouldn't have needed notes.
I wasn't surprised. Knowing who you are makes up for a lot.
What does surprise me is the deep level of Ignorance people who have no idea what they are talking about show about all things spiritual. I have faced this for a long time. People who decide that if you are Pentecostal you have a few snakes you keep in a box under the bed to handle from time to time. Or that you are in some ecstasy that keeps you from common sense.
No, you want to see the face of what it means to have your spirit, soul and body centered on Jesus? Sarah Palin. No surprise.
I think its time for those of us who name the name of Jesus and who have the Holy Ghost overflowing from our inner most beings to stand up and say, here is a more excellent way. Not that the other way doesn't have some goodness in it, it's just not the more excellent way.
Paul at the end of Chapter 12 of first Corinthians, having clearly laid out all the importance of operating in all of the spirituals (charismata), embracing and encouraging believers to enter in, sanctioning the full on operation of all of these, and without reservation saying that the gifts are for today, then says, "All these gifts are for you now and you will be effective for the Kingdom as you operate in them". Then he says, "But, I want to show you a better, more excellent, the key to operating in these gifts in a more excellent way" (gene version of the Bible). IF I Speak....
That is the context of that excellent way admonition. It has been badly watered down by Priest and Pastor alike to say that Love (alone) is the more excellent way. NOPE. Love operating in the gifts is the more excellent way. Love alone without the gifts has no discernment, has no wisdom, has no knowledge, has no ability to offer ministry in the miraculous, heals nothing, speaks nothing supernatural to God, and cannot offer insightful prophetic encouragement.
That's the more excellent way. In Chapter 14 he gives a blueprint for operating in this model in the church meeting. One I wish we followed.
So watching Sarah Palin give her speech last night it was done in a more excellent way because that's who she is.
And the world and most of the church doesn't grasp it. Read this article reviewing an AP report on the christian History of Sarah Palin. The AP report says in part:
Her current church, Wasilla Bible Church, stresses the inerrancy of Scripture.
Imagine! A Church that thinks it's most sacred text is "inerrant"? Who da thunk it?
What people aren't up on they are down on. I have been reading and rereading Psalm 82. Peggy and I spent an hour trying to grasp exactly what it was saying.I think we are now at the point in history where God is about to judge those who pass judgement.
1 comment:
I thunk you are right about God and judgement.
Sarah feels to me like a gift from God at a time we needed it most.
Hang onto that Bible and His Word.
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