I had another quote this morning from Eugene Peterson that I thought was worth sharing. Today's chapter is completely rooted in the life and story of Elijah and Peterson makes some awesome connections between Baal worship and the manner in which we often worship today, trying to use God to fit our needs, our situations, our wants and desires rather than us trying to make our lives fit into His bigger story. Sound familiar? Anyway, here is the quote from pg. 103 of The Jesus Way: a conversation on the ways that Jesus is the way by Eugene Peterson.
"Lots of people more or less believe in God. But most of us do our vest to customize God to suit our convenience by adapting and modifying, making him 'relevant to our situation.' Prophets insist that God is the living center or nothing. Our task is to become relevant to his situation. They insist that we deal with God as God reveals himself, not as we imagine him to be."Elijah's prophetic voice as the defender of Yahweh stretches across the millenniums and speaks to us through the modern day prophet of Peterson. Wow! Are we making ourselves relevant today to God's situation?
Your brother in Christ,
Faron
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