What if I don't embrace the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob? - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing,
majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him and what came to my mind and heart in Psalm 82:8,

"Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance."

Asaph provides us a glimpse into God's court, where he "presides in
the great assembly", verse 1. In his court God brings an indictment,
"How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the
wicked?" Afterward, God points to the truth of those who are the
objects of his judgment, "They know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness..." Sounds to me quite a bit like the
leaders of our day.

Following God's indictment, Asalph calls on God to judge the earth -
not just a particular group, but the whole earth. As he does so, he
provides grounds for the appropriateness of God doing so: "all the
nations are your inheritance."

All the nations belong to God. All the peoples belong to God. Not some
god that a singular culture has invented but the one, and only one
God, the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. The Creator of the heavens
and the earth. He exists in three persons: God the Father, God the Son
(Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit. You might live in Saudi Arabia
with an invented religion - the only God is the God of Abraham, Issac
and Jacob and he is your God. You might might be an Apache or Cherokee
with an invented religion - the only God is the God of Abraham, Issac
and Jacob and he is your God. You might be a progressive, a
homosexual, a communist, an atheist or a feminist, with an invented
religion (if any at all) - the only God is the God of Abraham, Issac
and Jacob and he is your God. You might be a Buddhist, a Hindu, a
Catholic or a Baptist - the only God is the God of Abraham, Issac and
Jacob and he is your God. You may live in Tibet and be the Dalai Lama,
you may be the Pope, you may be Joseph Smith - the only God is the God
of Abraham, Issac and Jacob and he is your God.

I am reminded of Deuteronomy 32:39-41, "See now that I myself am He!
There is no god besides me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have
wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand. I lift
my hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever, when I
sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will
take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me."

The wise of all the earth - of all peoples - will heed what God has to
say. The rest will face his horrific judgment: all those who "know
nothing", who "understand nothing" and "walk about in darkness".

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com