What does God taste like?

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Yesterday at church we talked about what God tastes like. Sounds kind of weird, right? Yeaa, that’s what I thought.

Sometimes we approach the bible like a cook book. Don’t just read your Bible, actually step into it and live the word.
Psalm 34:
“Taste and say that the lord is good.”

We are called to be salt. We’re called to be a flavor in the world. We must root out the taste of bitterness that is still in our hearts. To taste, we have to draw close to god. You can’t taste something without actually putting it in your mouth. In the same way, you have to make the decision, do I want to put this into my mouth and let it be a part of me? do I want to have the bitterness a part of me? we have to ask ourselves these questions.

Over time, we let the sweetness and the river do its work in us. We let the river make us clean. How? Experience. God takes us through different experiences. Experience defines what we do in our lives.

(Some quotes from people)
‘God keeps his promises’
‘His plans for us are good, for our lives to be a blessing, a saving’
‘He stands with you in the fire’
‘He delivers his people from their enemies’
‘He takes you through the wilderness’
‘He hears the private prayers you cannot bear to speak’
‘He answers’
‘He brings life’
‘He is the God who really sees’
‘He rescues’
‘He takes a little and makes it into a lot’
‘Even when I am in darkness the lord will be my light’
‘He heals even the enemies of his people when you are humble’
‘God has the last laugh’

What does God taste like?
There are a great cloud of witness’s who say God is good. Come home.
Come to the place where God is calling you.
What does God taste like to you? If yours not feeling at rest, God has space for you.

After the service, we ate apple pie. The speaker made 14 Apple Pies. 14! So with joy, we ate them:D

Come Up The Mountain.

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Come to me and I will give you rest. Many come from all around the world because 
they want to come up the mountains of Scotland. Why do they want to go up the mountain? It must be a tremendous challenge. The view must be incredible. God wants us to come up the mountain.

1. What is God trying to say when He asks us to come up the mountain? He wants 
us to come into His immediate presence. God says He will never leave us, nor 
forsake us. When He calls us up the mountain He wants to take us in to His 
presence to come into something we have never experienced before. We know He 
rose again, helps us and loves us but He is saying that He wants us to have a 
deeper relationship with Him and experience Him in a deeper way and level. 
Abraham, Moses, Elijah and the Disciples are all people who have at different times 
gone up the mountain and experienced God in a far deeper way. This is because they accepted the simple invitation.

2. Why go up the mountain? Moriah was the place of provision. We need to go 
where God is so we can know His provision. Moses was on Mount Sinai which became the place of Impartation with God. Scotland needs more people who have been up 
the mountain. Carmel was the place of Victory. Transfiguration was the place of 
revelation. They began to see Jesus as He really was and His glory. Olives is 
the place of direction. If you do not know God's will for your life come up the 
mountain. Golgatha is the place of forgiveness. Zion the place of destiny. The 
city of the living God. The place of destiny.

3.How do we go up the mountain? If we want to go up the mountain we must have 
daily devotion. Jesus had a place in the mountain where He went to meet with God 
everyday. If Jesus had such a place then we need a place like that.

Fruit of the spirit.... Love, Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, 
faithfulness, gentleness and self control. What has this got to do with it? These fruits represents the exact character of God. The more fruit we produce the closer to 
we come to God. We get closer to the heart of God. The more we produce these 
fruits the higher we come up the mountain. We don't work for these fruits. God 
plants them within us. We need fruits that last through every situation. Do you 
have a desire for more fruit?Galations 5:20-21 Bitterness, gossip. back biting, hatred, strife, jealousy, 
anger etc take us to the bottom of the mountain. This does apply to us today. 
While we're living in these realms we are at the bottom of the mountain but when 
we experience the fruits then we go up the mountain:-) Its like steps up the 
mountain. God loves fruit. God is asking that we leave what was at the bottom of 
the mountain and start climbing the mountain.

Choose Life.

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First of all, I apologise for not blogging the last couple of days. I don’t actually know why… but I’m back!:-)

Last night at New Hope we had a guest speaker who was originally for Africa I think. We continued the series on Trust and how we need to trust God with our lives and choose life.

Love the Lord your God. Obey Him and remain faithful to him. Fear the Lord your God and worship Him. You may wonder what you want. Why are you here?
Because God brought you here. The simple and complicated things have all brought you here. You are here not by default but because He has a destiny for your life. He brought you here for Him.

In our generation people think about what something gives them. They want to do things only for themselves. There is a lot of selfishness. They are in there own little bubble. We need to come out of our shell and realise it is all for God not for us. We are brought here for a purpose by the Creator.

This is what God has done for us. This is where we are. Choose today who you shall serve. God wants you to choose life. It is God who chose you. It is God who called us.

Genesis 12 vs 1 “The Lord said to Abraham, ‘Leave your native country, your relatives, and your fathers family, and go to the land that I will show you.'” his is a calling that God put upon his heart. He didn’t know where he was going to end up but he still went. Sometimes you know who you are in God but you want to do things with your own strength. Your missing out. God has a purpose.

Maybe you don’t understand the power of God in your life or what he has done for you. We must trust God. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. We must have faith. God is able to deliver us. God cares for you and is able to reach out to you.

Why would God be so interested in us? Why bother with us? Because He loves us! For God so loved the world. He came to save the world. In the small things in life, He is interested. That is the God we serve. Nothing is too big for Him. He looks upon us and says “I love you.”

How do you choose life?

1. Choose to love the Lord your God.
2. Walk in His ways.
3. Keep His commands.

We have His Word to guide us.