I'm really asking.
Can the smell of rain be too wet? Are a baby's toes too fat? Is spring too fresh, ice cream too cold, grace too amazing? Is football too competitive, or a bass too big? The ocean too noble? What could be so wonderful that it's "too wonderful"?
Have you ever experienced anything that you would describe as "unbearably glorious"? Would you want to?
If your suffering seems to obscure the face of God, this episode is an invitation to look deeper, to push through the veil to the wonder beyond.
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L | Listen (Receive the Word via audio or video.)
O | Observe (Connect the passage to your life and recent events.)
Have you ever experienced anything unbearably glorious? Does the phrase "too wonderful" put you off, or inspire you to press in? What do you want to say to the Lord about that?
V | Verbalize (Pray about your thoughts and emotions.)
Remembering that He loves you and that you are in His presence, talk to God about the particulars of your O – Observe step. You may want to write your reflections in your LOVE the Word® journal. Or, get a free journal page and guide in the right-hand margin.
E | Entrust (Rest in the Word.)
Almighty God, grant us the grace to hope in you with unwavering trust, that we may draw close enough to experience the "too wonderful" of you. As we begin this season of Advent, may our hearts be filled with the hope and wonder that comes from knowing your promises are true. Amen +
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What We Discussed | Show Notes
Overview:
Minutes 00:00-12:00 – Context, history, and background on Isaiah the prophet; the Book of Immanuel
Minutes 12:01-24:00 – Is 9; throne names; Gideon and Midian; the image of God and the lost glory of God
Minutes 24:01-36:00 – Manoah's wife, Elizabeth, and Mary; angel of the Lord; beyond understanding; three "too wonderful"s
Minutes 36:01-48:00 – theophanies; sign and word; Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Gideon, Manoah; pressing into the "too wonderful"
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