The Lord is awe-inspiring, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Psalm 53:1-3,
"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one."
"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. Everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one."
The sinfulness of mankind is just astonishing. We are all born into life separated from God and under his condemnation. We live in an estrangement to him driven by a sinful nature. We are rebellious and have gone our own way. We are so far removed from God and our understanding of him that he has had to give mankind the law - the ten commandments in particular - to demonstrate to us we are not like him and in horrific need of salvation. Paul quotes this passage in Romans 3 to point out that all fall short of God's glory and are in need righteousness.
Another perspective on this is that it helps us to understand the depth of the great mercy, kindness and love God has for us. Just as astonishing that we are so sinful as a race of people is that God loves people like us so much he was willing to send his Son to die a miserable death to provide us access into his family! In light of our rejection of the notion of God's very existence, our corruption and vile lifestyles, how is it that God loves us? Why would he pursue us? Why would he sacrifice his Son to satisfy his own justice so that we could be free to enjoy life with him in the resurrection?
I confess that I will never understand this. I only know that this is the case. We call it God's grace and for those of us who have availed ourselves of his atonement for our sins, we will enjoy this love of our Creator for an eternity!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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