Poser Preachers

Heard an old mentor on the radio this morning. He was pushing the concept of "Big Godders vs. Little Godders." He suggested that a "Big God" intervenes in life on your behalf and a "Little God" is one you are always in trouble with.

Sounds nice doesn't it? Sounds like people with problems have those problems because they don't have enough faith. I have one problem with it...

It's bullshit.

God does not act only on your faith. God is not a puppet. A BIG GOD does what He chooses when He chooses and THAT is why those of us who truely know Him are always having trouble with Him.

So many naive Christians talk about God's power and fear of God, but they do not fear Him. They don't even know what it is to fear Him. They keep Him at a cheery arms-length, and never get close enough to Him to see His face - that frightening, "set like flint" face that is clearly not human.

What most pastors would call "Little Godders" are actually just little people. We've seen some of His size and realize that we, ourselves, are not so big and powerful as we once thought.