majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 118:24,
"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."
I am of the persuasion that the existence of the cosmos is dependant
from moment to moment on the active effort of the Lord to maintain it.
From my perspective the universe, all of the celestial bodies, the
world and all in it, all of what compromises existence in this life,
would cease to exist if the Lord simply withdrew his hand to extend it
from moment to moment. As Creator, the Lord has no need, no dependency
on its existence, but his creation is entirely and utterly dependent
on him. As such, each breath we breathe is an extension of the grace
of God in that existence continues. And after we leave this life, our
existence continues, as surely as we exist in this life today, from
moment to moment because it is the Lord's pleasure to continue it. The
wonderful good news is that the Lord offers his invitation of life
eternal to us all.
Such thoughts are quite sobering to me as I don't often think in terms
of the existence of all things dependent on one person. But what a
person this is! All of existence came at his good pleasure and he has
told us that it is his pleasure to provide an eternity for all who
will come to him in faith. With a desire to create beings of free will
that he could fellowship with, he brought all into existence. John
tells us this is the very one that believers have fellowship with,
"Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ." 1
John 3b. John also tells us that it is the Son of God who is the
creative agent of the Trinity. "Through him all things were made;
without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and
that life was the light of men." John 1:3-4. The writer of Hebrews
tells us it is the Son of God who maintains all things, "The Son is
the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3a.
Today is a new day, another new day the Lord has made. A new gift from
our loving Creator! How can we not rejoice and be glad in this
wonderful gift of life, of existence he has given us?!
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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