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An
Untameable God
by Major Robert Evans
The words of Chris Tomlin's song
Indescribable are a powerful poetic description of the awesome
creative power of God who created the beauty, vastness and
complexity of the universe. Yet, in the very title of this
inspiring worship song is the paradox that, despite the best
efforts of the song writer, God is indeed indescribable! Our
language is inadequate to describe Him, our expectations too
small to contain Him and our strength too weak to tame Him. In
the presence of such a God, "Awestruck we fall to our knees
as we humbly proclaim You are amazing God."
Today, while attending the "Dwelling in the Spirit" conference
in Melbourne I encountered the "indescribable, uncontainable,
untameable" power of God as I fully surrendered myself to the
presence of God's Spirit during an awesome time of worship.
What made this time of worship so powerful, apart from
following an amazing afternoon and evening of teaching and the
tangible presence of Holy Spirit, was that there was
absolutely no attempt to contain or tame the movement of God
by those engaging in worship. There was an air of expectation
and a deep desire to experience ALL of God, however that
manifested itself.
At times, I have been one of too many Christians who have
tried to contain God to a size and image that fits our
intellect or theology and have tried to tame the movement of
God to that which is rational and controllable. As I continue
to witness God move in mighty ways, breaking through
spiritual, emotional and physical barriers, releasing people
from the bondage of sin to freedom in Christ, why would I (or
anyone else) want to contain or tame that?!
When Jesus gave His commission to the disciples, He said,
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
age” (Matthew 28:18-20) Contain that...NO WAY!!
When God sent His Spirit at Pentecost, Peter witnessed to the
crowd that, “In the last days, God says, I will pour out my
Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions, your old men will dream
dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour
out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. I will
show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth
below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be
turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of
the great and glorious day of the Lord. And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Acts 2:17-21).
Tame that...NO WAY!!
Friends, it is time to stop restriction God's work in your
life and His Church by reducing Holy Spirit's movement to
something describable, containable or tameable! It is time to
fully surrender to God, to fully embrace Holy Spirit and to be
fully devoted to Jesus, allowing Him to radically transform
your life and use you in ways you could never imagine!! It is
time for the Church to remove any blockages that prevents Holy
Spirit from being unleashed in worship, mission and ministry
in Jesus name and to the glory of God!!!
It is time for every Christ follower to be "Awestruck"
and "fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim You are
amazing God."
Posted by EphesiansFour12
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