"But I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, "You are my God."
My times are in your hands;..."
We must not forget that God is not only the God of all there is and all that exists (namely the God of Space), but he is also the God of Time. He set into motion the cycle we call day and night. So important was time to him that he set apart an entire day for rest. Every moment of every hour was created for his glory. Every second of every minute has been ordained according to his purposes. So know God is there with you orchestrating every event to the good of those who love him.
God is in the midst of time to the point where Jesus was sent to us not as a fully grown man but as a tiny infant who grew up in time. When God created the world, he created all of it from start to finish. Everything that is happening now was actually set in motion at the beginning of time and creation. Our times is in His hands.
And we know God is good and just because he has been revealed in Jesus Christ to be so. So we trust in him that in every decision he makes is the right decision to bring the perfect outcome. Even though we have free will, the one who is truly free is the one who realizes he doesn't need it.
Showing posts with label Creation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creation. Show all posts
Monday, July 25, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Habakkuk 2:18
"What good is an idol carved by man,
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation--
a god that can't even talk! "
It is pure foolishness to trust in that which cannot last. Money comes and goes. The best engineered buildings and bridges will collapse in time. People are here today and gone tomorrow. Even the flowers of the field see decay. All things will come to an end unless they are being sustained by the Infinite Yes.
All those who trust in things they have made themselves will become just like them: lifeless, silent, and temporary. This is idolatry. It isn't just making little statuettes and bowing down to them, but it is to trust in anything you create and sustain independent of the Eternal Trinity, whether it be money, or relationships, or your physical appearance, or even your reputation, fame and popularity.
You only become that which you reflect. If your eyes desire wealth, you may become wealthy, but you will also become lifeless. If your eyes desire beauty, you may obtain beauty, but you will also be lifeless. If your eyes desire a husband or wife, you may have one, but the marriage will be troubled for where is Love? That is only contained within the immortal God. Therefore I tell you, turn your eyes toward Heaven and gaze upon the Father and He will grant you life, love, and peace for He is all these things.
or a cast image that deceives you?
How foolish to trust in your own creation--
a god that can't even talk! "
It is pure foolishness to trust in that which cannot last. Money comes and goes. The best engineered buildings and bridges will collapse in time. People are here today and gone tomorrow. Even the flowers of the field see decay. All things will come to an end unless they are being sustained by the Infinite Yes.
All those who trust in things they have made themselves will become just like them: lifeless, silent, and temporary. This is idolatry. It isn't just making little statuettes and bowing down to them, but it is to trust in anything you create and sustain independent of the Eternal Trinity, whether it be money, or relationships, or your physical appearance, or even your reputation, fame and popularity.
You only become that which you reflect. If your eyes desire wealth, you may become wealthy, but you will also become lifeless. If your eyes desire beauty, you may obtain beauty, but you will also be lifeless. If your eyes desire a husband or wife, you may have one, but the marriage will be troubled for where is Love? That is only contained within the immortal God. Therefore I tell you, turn your eyes toward Heaven and gaze upon the Father and He will grant you life, love, and peace for He is all these things.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Genesis 11:6-7
"The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
It seems God had made us too well. He made us too perfectly so that when we worked together (like at the tower of Babel) nothing was impossible for us. Imagine what man would be capable of if we were not so limited by cultural barriers?
However, collective omnipotence (defined as the ability to do anything you set out to do) is not something that fallen man can handle. God has formed us and set us a little below God himself, made in his image. Whereas God is bound by his very nature (Good, loving, just, righteous, etc.), we have proven ourselves not bound to it. Some of us serve one master, the Serpent, and those who are redeemed serve the Risen Lord.
Indeed, we were banished from the garden for the same reason: that we might not become more powerful and more like God by eating from the tree of life. If we became gods, we would not need God or worship God, which indeed is the entire point of our creation. So God is using the very thing he used to drive us apart so that together we might rely on God to do the impossible and change this world for good.
It seems God had made us too well. He made us too perfectly so that when we worked together (like at the tower of Babel) nothing was impossible for us. Imagine what man would be capable of if we were not so limited by cultural barriers?
However, collective omnipotence (defined as the ability to do anything you set out to do) is not something that fallen man can handle. God has formed us and set us a little below God himself, made in his image. Whereas God is bound by his very nature (Good, loving, just, righteous, etc.), we have proven ourselves not bound to it. Some of us serve one master, the Serpent, and those who are redeemed serve the Risen Lord.
Indeed, we were banished from the garden for the same reason: that we might not become more powerful and more like God by eating from the tree of life. If we became gods, we would not need God or worship God, which indeed is the entire point of our creation. So God is using the very thing he used to drive us apart so that together we might rely on God to do the impossible and change this world for good.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Psalms 104:24
"How many are your works, O LORD!
In wisdom you have made them all;
The earth is full of your creatures."
How amazing is the Earth and all of God's creation? Everything has been designed to work together in harmony. We can consider the mighty rivers that flow from the mountains or how the grass of the field grows to feed the cattle. We live on a planet that overflows with life of all sorts, all of it amazing and beautiful. And it is God who makes it all move. God does not create lifeless beings as we create, but rather everything that the Lord touches is alive!
But do you see it? When you walk around on Earth, do you take the time to appreciate a leaf or marvel at the intricacies of an insect? Do you take for granted every perfect sunset painted by the Creator, or simply tread upon the flowers in His fields? In all these things God has displayed the magnitude of his splendor, yet these very things are unacknowledged in favor of our own devices which do not live. No one can create like our God.
But above it all lies God's prized creation. Above all things has God valued this one thing. That thing is you. Us. All of humanity was been made in the image of God himself, both male and female. To God, you are much more beautiful than any sunset on any beach and much more valued than any forest or mountain. God has redeemed you so that he can once again enjoy you. That's how precious you are to Him.
In wisdom you have made them all;
The earth is full of your creatures."
How amazing is the Earth and all of God's creation? Everything has been designed to work together in harmony. We can consider the mighty rivers that flow from the mountains or how the grass of the field grows to feed the cattle. We live on a planet that overflows with life of all sorts, all of it amazing and beautiful. And it is God who makes it all move. God does not create lifeless beings as we create, but rather everything that the Lord touches is alive!
But do you see it? When you walk around on Earth, do you take the time to appreciate a leaf or marvel at the intricacies of an insect? Do you take for granted every perfect sunset painted by the Creator, or simply tread upon the flowers in His fields? In all these things God has displayed the magnitude of his splendor, yet these very things are unacknowledged in favor of our own devices which do not live. No one can create like our God.
But above it all lies God's prized creation. Above all things has God valued this one thing. That thing is you. Us. All of humanity was been made in the image of God himself, both male and female. To God, you are much more beautiful than any sunset on any beach and much more valued than any forest or mountain. God has redeemed you so that he can once again enjoy you. That's how precious you are to Him.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Matthew 19:8
"Jesus replied, 'Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.'"
There are so many things of this world that we live in that were "not this way from the beginning". There are so many issues that we as the church must face today that Adam and Eve could never imagine: Abortion, Homosexuality, Poverty, Divorce, Drug/Sexual/Domestic Abuse, War, the list could go on and on. None of these things used to exist. None of these things were part of God's good Creation, and yet here they are. They are with us everyday. If Adam and Eve knew the cost of taking that one bite, they would've never done it.
And so it is with our sin today. Can you fully understand the gravity one sin has? Can you begin to understand the weight of your own sin in the world? Now multiply that weight by the amount of people who have EVER lived on this earth at any time, past present or future. Can you see now your responsibility for the state this world is in? It's no wonder why our world today is so much more complicated (and broken) than it ever has been before.
In the beginning was the Word... Oh how desperately we need Him now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nLyfzBfKw&t=2m01s
"I'll never know how much it cost... to see my sin upon that cross..."
There are so many things of this world that we live in that were "not this way from the beginning". There are so many issues that we as the church must face today that Adam and Eve could never imagine: Abortion, Homosexuality, Poverty, Divorce, Drug/Sexual/Domestic Abuse, War, the list could go on and on. None of these things used to exist. None of these things were part of God's good Creation, and yet here they are. They are with us everyday. If Adam and Eve knew the cost of taking that one bite, they would've never done it.
And so it is with our sin today. Can you fully understand the gravity one sin has? Can you begin to understand the weight of your own sin in the world? Now multiply that weight by the amount of people who have EVER lived on this earth at any time, past present or future. Can you see now your responsibility for the state this world is in? It's no wonder why our world today is so much more complicated (and broken) than it ever has been before.
In the beginning was the Word... Oh how desperately we need Him now!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2nLyfzBfKw&t=2m01s
"I'll never know how much it cost... to see my sin upon that cross..."
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