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 Psalm 82:8,
"Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance."
God is not just the God of Jews and Christians. He is every person's God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the God of all people for all time everywhere. There is no other "god". All other "gods" are the fictions, the imaginations of people's minds.
If this statement sounds intolerant, exclusionary and non-inclusive, that is because it is. Consider what Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." John 3:3. Later in that gospel he says, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6.
In that there is no other "god", except the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, then all that we see in life is a part of his creation. A big part of that is that all nations on earth have always belonged to him and he does with them as he sees fit. And, when he brings this age to a close, all nations "are your inheritance."
We read in Isaiah 45:22-24, "'Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. They will say of me, 'In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.' All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame."
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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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"Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance."
God is not just the God of Jews and Christians. He is every person's God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the God of all people for all time everywhere. There is no other "god". All other "gods" are the fictions, the imaginations of people's minds.
If this statement sounds intolerant, exclusionary and non-inclusive, that is because it is. Consider what Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again." John 3:3. Later in that gospel he says, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6.
In that there is no other "god", except the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, then all that we see in life is a part of his creation. A big part of that is that all nations on earth have always belonged to him and he does with them as he sees fit. And, when he brings this age to a close, all nations "are your inheritance."
We read in Isaiah 45:22-24, "'Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. They will say of me, 'In the Lord alone are deliverance and strength.' All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame."
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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 reply and let me know.
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