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 heart and mind in Proverbs 22:2,
"Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all."
No matter our circumstances in this life, we all have a common origin - the Lord is our Maker. It matters not if you consider yourself Muslim or Buddhist, Christian or Mormon. It matters not if you are Roman Catholic or Baptist. It matters not if you are politically left or right. It matters not if you have a vacation home in the Hamptons or live in a hut. It matters not if you drive a Ford or a Chevy. It matters not if you wear pants or a skirt. There is one common reality for each and every human being - the Lord is our Maker.
This holds the greatest of any claim on our lives: we have a Maker and he is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was he who gave us life and it is his to take. We all belong to our common Creator, our Maker and we are all answerable and culpable before him, "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13. Also, "So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." Romans 14:12.
We are told in John 1:1-3 that the Son of God, Jesus Christ is the creative agent within the Trinity, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." We discover the identity of "the Word" in John 1:14, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." The Word is Jesus Christ and he is our Maker.
What our Maker has to say to us is that he will not allow sin to be unaccounted for. He also tells us that he loves each and every human being. It is his desire to bring all of us into his family in the resurrection, but he will only allow those who have placed their trust, their faith in him. All others will be cast into a fiery lake of burning sulfur, Revelation 21:8, "The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
"Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all."
No matter our circumstances in this life, we all have a common origin - the Lord is our Maker. It matters not if you consider yourself Muslim or Buddhist, Christian or Mormon. It matters not if you are Roman Catholic or Baptist. It matters not if you are politically left or right. It matters not if you have a vacation home in the Hamptons or live in a hut. It matters not if you drive a Ford or a Chevy. It matters not if you wear pants or a skirt. There is one common reality for each and every human being - the Lord is our Maker.
This holds the greatest of any claim on our lives: we have a Maker and he is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was he who gave us life and it is his to take. We all belong to our common Creator, our Maker and we are all answerable and culpable before him, "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account." Hebrews 4:13. Also, "So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." Romans 14:12.
We are told in John 1:1-3 that the Son of God, Jesus Christ is the creative agent within the Trinity, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." We discover the identity of "the Word" in John 1:14, "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." The Word is Jesus Christ and he is our Maker.
What our Maker has to say to us is that he will not allow sin to be unaccounted for. He also tells us that he loves each and every human being. It is his desire to bring all of us into his family in the resurrection, but he will only allow those who have placed their trust, their faith in him. All others will be cast into a fiery lake of burning sulfur, Revelation 21:8, "The cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
It doesn't matter what religion we are, what country we live in, what our political persuasion is, our educational level, our social standing, our success in life. We all answer to the very same God who looks for that faith within our hearts that Abraham modeled, the faith that brought him a righteous standing with God, a standing that is likewise available to us, Genesis 15:6. It behooves us all to look into this.
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!
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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!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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