o f God
By DR. TONY HANNE
In Christian work when we want to project an image that is differ ent we are usually perverse rather than creative. Because we are in capable of true originality we can do one of only two things, we either do the opposite to the tra ditional way, or else we copy some one else who did the opposite and so copy a new tradition. If we are organizing a meeting we think that to arrange chairs in a circle, sit down for hymns and begin with the benediction is excitingly new! Let us consider the characteris tics of the Creator's own work in Genesis 1. Firstly, it was absolutely brand new, nothing like this had been done before. Its only previ
ous existence was as a plan in the mind of God. Paul reminds us that we Fiave the mind of Christ (I Cor inthians 2:16); why not let Him do the thinking and the planning to day? Think how much shorter and more fun church committee meet ings would become! Secondly it would have been ut terly impossible even for modern technology to create something out of nothing, but in the mighty ener gy of an Almighty God putting theory into action was just routine! Paul says what an adventure it is to do God's impossible work in God's own limitless strength (Col- ossians 1:29). How often do we limit "Christian" work whether in Page 45
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