Psalm 40:5 (ESV)

You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
    your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
    none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
    yet they are more than can be told.

I believe this to be true because I have seen it in my life. Deeds are one thing but thoughts are another. I know for a fact the miracles that have been prominent in my life. I can speak from experience. I can speak about the thoughts but in the telling, my testimony, there will always be those that say it is all in my head. It is easier to believe Isaiah.

Isaiah 55:8 (ESV) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.

What we know for sure about God’s thoughts is that they are written plainly in the bible and if it isn’t in the bible then we have a right to resist the notion that God has anything new to say. I have to ask this in all sincerity, what kind of a relationship exist without sharing our thoughts with another? We are in a covenant relationship with God and we have a responsibility to listen as much as to talk.

John 14:26 (ESV) But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

To remember a word you must have read it first and put it away to be recalled at a future time. So often while I am reading the Word something within me stirs up the memory of other passages. It is up to me to seek those words and discover if those words have relevant meaning. They would not be able to be called into memory if I did not first read His Word. Secondly I must have the mindset to be willing to receive that remembrance. A busy mind does not listen.

Romans 1:25 (ESV) because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.

What do you care about? What you care about is what you chase after. Some chase fame, some chase power and some chase wealth. If you care about that certain someone you pursue them.

We have spoken briefly about gifts and taking possession of them for our own agenda. How would you feel if you gave that certain someone a perfect gift and they loved it more than you? God has given us life, a planet, nature, and an abundance of things that are pleasing to us.

This exchanging of truth spoken of in Romans 1:25 takes on a complex array of possibilities. That is not about the truth of God but rather the lie and lies come in a variety of forms. It may begin with there is no God. It might be that God abandoned us. It might be that God is a voyeur who gets enjoyment from watching us suffer. It might be that God is vindictive, harsh, and cruel by nature.

Iy might be that the lie comes in the form of God has given me love for the spotted owl. Anything that takes the focus of our affections away from God is a lie. We do not call those things gods but idol worship isn’t restricted to false gods named of old.

If you are a student of the word you will see that I took Romans 1:25 out of context. There were specific warnings and details upon which the context contains charged emotions within this present age. It is all too easy to take up the gauntlet of judgment and hammer at offenders. Some do just that. The larger point has to be directed at the lies not the offense. The lies result in the offender exchanging the truth of God. It matters not what the lie says, it led to the exchange of affection and that is the problem.