The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Ephesians 6:9,
"And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him."
One of the things I love about the Lord is that he has no "favorites". When we get to heaven we will find there are no "teacher's pets", or others who stand ahead of us in the Lord's affections. This has tremendous implications for those of us who will be spending an eternity with our Lord.
I see this as a natural outworking of his affections from his qualities of being just and fair. It is only one more example of the fairness of our Lord. We give our hearty Amen to what the worshippers in heaven sang, "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages." Revelation 15:3.
I don't have to fret over the final disposition of the unborn if they don't survive birth to later have opportunity to respond to the gospel message. I don't have to worry over the missed opportunity of the Chinese of 5th century BC for the gospel message. I know our God is just and fair. He will resolve these things in a just and fair manner - however he works it out. I take great satisfaction and rest in my assurance of that.
Our God is just and fair. There could be no better example of this than offering his Son that I might have eternal life! I justly deserved a place in hell, but he sent his Son for me! How could I ever thank him enough for his kindness to me!
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
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