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DailyTheocentrism: A “Category” for God: He stands singular and unique (Isaiah 46:9)
May 17, 2011 | 
Author So often when we think of God, we compare Him to ourselves or another. Whereas symbol is the language we use to speak of The Transcendent One, there is in truth No Other Like Him. Let’s take caution that we never mix categories when thinking of God – when relating to God – when worshipping God.
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Valley of Vision 2 – The Trinity
THREE IN ONE, ONE IN THREE, GOD OF MY SALVATION,
Heavenly Father, blessed Son, eternal Spirit,
I adore thee as one Being, one Essence,
one God in three distinct Persons,
for bringing sinners to thy knowledge an dthy kingdom.
O Father, thou hast loved me and sent Jesus to redeem me;
O Jesus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature,
shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,
wrought righteousness to uncover my unworthiness;
O Holy Spirit, thou hast loved me and entered my heart,
implanted there eternal life,
revealed to me the glories of Jesus.
Three Persons and one God, I bless and praise thee,
for love so unmerited, so unspeakable, so wondrous,
so mighty, to save the lost and raise them to glory.
O Father, I thank thee that in fulness of grace
that hast given me Jesus,
to be his sheep, jewel, portion;
O Jesus, thank thee that in the fulness of grace
that hast accepted, espoused, bound me;
O Holy Spirit, I thank thee that in the fulness of grace
thou hast exhibited Jesus as my salvation,
implanted faith within me,
subdued my stubborn heart,
made me one with him forever.
O Father, thou art enthroned to hear my prayers,
O Jesus, thou hand is outstretched to take my petitions,
O Holy Spirit, thou art willing to help my infirmities,
to show me my need, to supply words, to pray within me,
to strengthen me that I faint not in supplication.
O Triune God, who commandeth the universe,
thou hast commanded me to ask for those things
that concern thy kingdom and my soul.
Let me live as one baptized into the threefold Name.
Valley of Vision 1
LORD, HIGH AND HOLY, MEEK AND LOWLY,
Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision,
where I live in the depths but see Thee in the heights;
hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory.
Let me learn by paradox
that the way down is the way up,
that to be low is to be high,
that the broken heart is the healed heart,
that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit,
that the repenting soul is the victorious soul,
that to have nothing is to possess all,
that to bear the cross is to wear the crown,
that to give is to receive,
that the valley is the place of vision.
Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells,
and the deeper the wells the brighter the stars shine;
Let me find Thy light in my darkness,
Thy life in my death,
Thy joy in my sorrow,
Thy grace in my sin,
Thy riches in my poverty,
Thy glory in my valley.
Ok . . . I’m back
So, when you are the big-picture, philosopher wanna-be-type, certain questions can be bigger than you. These questions can take months to work through.
Hence, Spring 2011 . . . :).
Regardless, for all eight who read my blog, we’re back online. Things to come:
– Daily Theocentrisms
– A section that my brother Jason will be feeding me with – The Pulse of the Blogosphere
– A new regular devotion out of The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers
-Sovereign Christ Church – the church plant updates and upcoming events
As a results of working through some things I want to start with something that might get me in trouble. Sorry . . .