ELEMENTS

everything that i'm about to say came to me after sitting by a fire.

fire is beautiful...

... but why do so many people get sent to it?

I often think of what fire is symbolic of...

How God is a consuming fire...

...sin is like a wildfire..

 

i began thinking of the elements of the earth:

1. Earth

2. Water

3. Fire

4. Air

and their interactions with one another...

Earth + Earth: Earthquakes

Air + Air: Tornadoes

Earth + Water: Tsunami, Erosion

Air + Water: Hurricanes

 Air + Earth: Life

Fire is the only thing that needs a host.

It's oxygen, or Air dependent.

Fire + Earth: Renewal?

-POP QUIZ-

"What element would you guess could defeat fire...?"

Earth

Air

Water

Where does water come from?

Above.

{I truly believe that God's principles are tied to Nature here on Earth}  

Then I began thinking about the spirit...

my spirit...

your spirit.

and what our interaction with the elements create.

this is my logic...

Spirit + Water:      Renewal

Spirit + Fire:   Cultivation

Spirit + Earth:          Death

Spirit + Air:              Life

so where am i going with this?

the combination of elements brings upon a lot of devastation.

what happens with the combination of ...

Spirit + Spirit + (element)?

A spouse can be like Water: renewing

a best friend or accountability partner can be like fire in a way.

giving you straight talk to cultivate you.

track with me...

what about...

Spirit + (element) + God?

A Psalm of David - 23*

¹ The LORD is my shepherd;
         I shall not want.
 ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
         He leads me beside the still waters.

⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
         I will fear no evil;
         For You are with me;
         Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
       
 ⁵ You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
         You anoint my head with oil;
         My cup runs over.
 ⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
         All the days of my life;
         And I will dwell^[a] in the house of the LORD
         Forever.

Still waters indeed...

What do you do when you feel like life is coming at you like a hurricane?

Call on the name of the Lord to calm the storm.

Psalm 23 paints a docile picture in your mind doesn't it?

You can hear the birds chirping when you think of it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqfcY439yEU 

Sheep herded home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3buLQoCN6KY

Psalm 23 recital

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when life is like a hurricane you want the still waters lifestyle.

Instead of fixing our eyes on Jesus for some of us..

we get caught up in the storm

...and the STORM is all we see.

Jesus wants you to know that He is all you need.

here's a great concept..

You + Jesus = Victory!

Colossians 2:15
And having disarmed the powers

and authorities,

he made a public spectacle of them,

triumphing over them by the cross.

May the Lord keep you and bless you.

I pray the prayer of Jabez over you:

1 Chronicles 4:10
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel,

“Oh, that you would bless me

and enlarge my territory!

Let your hand be with me,

and keep me from harm

so that I will be free from pain.”

And God granted his request.