No Other Rock

Show me now Thy way, that I may know Thee. ~ Exodus 33:13

Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face. ~ Deuteronomy 34:10

As I read today’s devotion, I was reminded of two things: a poem I had written many years ago, and a marketing lesson that I have often cited to others when discussing how to truly reach an audience.

I thought of the poem, On the Other Side because Baxter talks about the many distortions of God that are now prevalent in our society. So present in our culture are these distortions, we wonder how or why God allows it to exist. Baxter goes as far as to call them vile and evil.

When I read this portion, I immediately thought of the following lines from the poem:

Sometimes I long to strut with those of the darker side,
Wanting for once, to be the one getting the free ride.

I also thought about a marketing rule that I often preach - that if you can make the consumer experience the product, you are going to have a much better chance of cementing their bond to it. You can talk about it all you want, but until you actually put it in their hands, there is no affinity for it.

College admissions professionals will often profess that if they can get the prospective student to the campus, they will have a much better chance of getting them to attend. It’s the same school of thought (no pun intended).

God is the same way.

We only see portions of those distortions. We see only the good those people receive. What about the bad? If we were to see the sitaution in totality, would we still desire to change places? Probably not.

As Christians, we do have it all! By experiencing our Christianity we realize that. How do we experience Christianity?

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this one. I’ll weigh in my own if you get the ball rolling by commenting here.

Today, my prayer for you and I is that we will be able to experience out Christianity and learn to look beyond the partial and distorted views of God.