October 7, 2012

  • Never-Ending Hero

     

    Millions of copies of "the last(?)" book about young Harry Potter are being sold and read right now.  It's no longer a mystery that Harry survived and is now happily married;  reportedly, that's the end of his story.  But I have a hard time believing that we have heard the last about him!  Believe it or not, even this Ol' Geezer would like to hear more of his adventures in the super natural.  I've felt this way before.

    The first time I read the Acts of the Holy Spirit, which is Luke's sequel to his gospel account of the life of Jesus of Nazereth in the New Testament, I felt frustrated in the end!  The story told in the book of Acts ends with Jesus' friend, Paul of Tarsus, under house arrest in Rome.  But the story of the acts of the Holy Spirit of Jesus does not end there!  It has continued for nearly 2000 years and is still unfolding!  To this day I am discovering more and more of His exciting story!  And the most exciting part of my life is discovering what Jesus is doing TODAY, during my own lifetime!

    It seems to me that "the church"  -- by which I mean that whole mass of present-day religious stuff that calls itself "Christian" -- has made it difficult for truth seekers and believers alike to know the present-day Lord Jesus Christ.  The church has made an idol of the story of His 33 physical years on the earth 2000 years ago.  And I feel sorry for all the folks who focus only upon Christ as He was in the flesh and miss out knowing Him as He is now.

    The every moment Presence of the Most High God, aka God Almighty and the Lord Jesus Christ...  His Presence in my life is more-and-more actually becoming the biggest part of my life.  I am so very satisfied with this experience that I can't help myself trying to find new ways of sharing it with others.  But I have learned -- or at least, I am learning -- to share it ONLY with those others who are already experiencing the Lord calling them to Himself.

    Perhaps Harry Potter fiction is one of God's ways of attracting your interest in the very real, super natural gifts He still gives to us today!  Perhaps some of you Harry Potter fans are reading this blog because you have a yearning which God has given to you, a yearning to be a king and a lord, one set apart to become a maturing child of God, enjoying the love and favor of God, and spreading that to the rest of mankind.   These things are the present day reality for those of us who know the Never-ending Hero.  If you are interested, leave a comment or send me a message.