What Can I Bring?

Objectivity:
God is great.
All the time.

This kind of saying is awesome, but it doesn't really sell me on how great God is. I used to say this in church not really believing in how great God was. I said it because everyone else around me in the congregation was saying it. I didn't necessarily believe it, but I figured the best way for me to believe it was to say it over and over until I actually believed it.

I knew God, but I didn't really "know" him. There's a Greek word for this kind of knowledge: epiginosko. It means quite literally "to know up." But the deeper meaning is that it's a constant repetition until it's so ingrained in your psyche. I knew God and his greatness, but I didn't really "epiginosko" it. I hadn't really believed it.

The true character of God is revealed not only through creation ex nihilo but through the amazing subjectivity of him: the way that he interacts with me.

I cannot convince someone of the existence of God through just reason. I cannot argue my way into someone's heart. In order for God to be completely real to someone is for God to really just show up. You know, those moments in life when it's obvious that God is orchestrating something.

On March 6th, 2013 I had one of those moments. I won't go into the nitty gritty, but I'll just say that God really showed up to me; he placed his hand on my life and showed me how real he was and is.

It was on that night when I realized how amazing this God was, and that he was really involved in my life.

God's good at those kinds of things: showing up and reminding us how great he is. So what can I bring to the throne of the Most High? Simply an acknowledgment of his provision in my life, the acknowledge of his goodness.