God In The Box!

    Many people have a fixed idea of what God must be like and anything beyond that idea is rejected.  When God shows up in a different way, they quickly say "Oh no, that can't be God".   They have, so they think, God in a box and that is sad. They are cheating themselves out of so many wonderful things.   How about you?  Could you accept God the wine maker?  Wouldn't you love to see the wine maker show up on Christian TV, see the host get looped on wine, start dancing like King David with wild contortions of the feet and a certain pink wig go flying off?  How about God the water walker?  The disciples thought he was a ghost. Today, if it happened people would say "Look, he can't swim".  To Moses He appeared as a burning bush, a snake on a pole, a rock in the desert, a cloud by day,  a fire by night and a staff in his hand.  He came as a baby when so many were expecting a king.  Mary, at the tomb thought He was a gardener.  The disciples on the road to Emmaeus didn't recognize Him at all. Their eyes, like so many today, were "holden".  To the early church He came like the wind with tongues of fire and then as intoxicating new wine.  Isaiah saw Him high and lifted up.  John saw Him and said His eyes were like a flame of fire.  On earth to some He manifested as a deliverer, healer and provider. To others He showed Himself to be One who could say "peace be still" and the wind and the waves obeyed.

How many of the forms, these manifestations could, or would you accept?  Where would you have turned back, as have so many along the way.  Eventually, only accepting God as you have him boxed in, or as you might dream Him to be or even seen Him to be previously will cut you off from God.  He does not stay in boxes!   He comes as He wills to come.  Sadly, a huge portion of the church pines for God as He was, manifestating in flesh form among men.  Folks, that is over.  He left.  But He sent the Comforter.  Many are those who will not accept God in that form, simply because He does not fit in box they have molded for God to fit in. Too bad!   He is wonderful!