thinking about the Power of GOD (Essentials Blue)

For: The Institute of Contemporary And Emerging Worship Studies, St. Stephen’s University, Essentials Blue Online Worship Theology Course with Dan Wilt

The Power of God:  do we even know what “power” means?  Even the dictionary has a hard time making up it’s mind, boasting 32 different definitions!  Dan Wilt talked about the power of God as he brought his video to a close this week and what struck me was the total and absolute POWER that God has – over creation, over death, over human kind, over time, and the list goes on.  It’s completely awesome that we get to be the image bearers of this powerful God!  It reminds me of the responsibility I have as a human, but also of the dependancy that I have to have on this God in order to bear his image to the world. 

One of the things I think we have to seek out in the power of God is our response to creation.  If God created it, it is good.  Therefore, we need to take care of the goodness that he’s made.  It pains me to think of the wasteful ways that we have lived with for so many years and have now ingrained into our lives.  From running our showers to throwing the plastic container into the trash instead of recycling, I know there’s more that I can and should do to help our earth.  Recently, I decided that I want to start a tradition of planting a tree on an important event (event yet TBD…) and I want to be more mindful of  the water that I pour down the drain.  Maybe bucket baths could be the way of the future…

AsI think of these things, and how I can try to do my part, I also think of how hard it is to change the direction of least resistance.  I won’t be able to change me without the power of God to motive and drive me.  And one person makes a difference but more people make a bigger difference.  What can I do to spur others on towards good stewardship of the land around us?  How can our worship songs develop a sense of awe and responsibility for our God-given creation?