peace . love . joy

Timmy didnt understand what i meant by that last post, so here goes:

"Amen" is essentially a serious word. It isn't one of those words that you can just holler 'because you feel like it'. It isn't one of those words whose meaning shifts, or more meanings are added, like a chameleon through time and age depending on the whim and fancy of society(s).

Said at the end of a prayer, or sentence, it is like an expression. You are saying, 'yes! I understand completely what has just been said, and I endorse it!' or, 'I believe in what has been taught. I believe it to be true.' "Amen" has some serious entailments.

So before you sound off the "amen" perched at the tip of your tongue, think carefully about what you are "amen-ing" to.

The thing that strikes me most is that "amen" is one of God's names.

My God is the God of the "amen". My God's name is "amen". My God is "amen".

"Amen" means truth. No, Truth. It means the absence of lies, the absence of half-truths. In other words, everything in the Bible, being God-breathed, God-inspired, is the Truth. You can bet all your money that it is entirely true. In other words, you can rest easy at night, in the day, in times of trouble, in times of struggle, in times of peace that everything you read in the Bible is correct. You can claim its promises. You can trust that it is an accurate and reliable coffee table at which you can sit and get to know more about God. You can rely on the Word. If you really think about it, Truth is like a promise.

"Amen" means faithful. You can say with absolute certainty that everything written in the Bible happened and will come to pass. You can hold God to His promises and you know He won't disappoint. You can sing when you're joyful, cry out when you need help, sob when you feel miserable, sit with when you feel peace, and you know God is listening. Great is God's faithfulness.

God's name is "amen". The name gives you a glimpse of who God is; His character. God is Truth embodied. He cannot lie. He cannot but remain true to who He is. God is faithful. He will see through what He has promised you, us.

I want you to look into your own life and see if God is the God of the "amen".
I want you to see with your own eyes and experience with all your senses and more that God is "amen".
I want you to know God ever so intimately and personally; I don't want you to just read this and understand, or read the Bible and say 'yea, God is faithful, God is Truth.'. I want you to be able to produce evidence when people ask you 'so you say your God is faithful, your God is Truth, but can you prove that?'.
I want you to be able to tell special and unique examples such that you yourself know God to be faithful to you, to know what is meant when it is said that God is the God of Truth.

That is what I meant.

Any questions?