The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Ezekiel 10:20,
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"These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim."
I get up in the morning, get dressed, go to work and spend my day working on various tasks. I go home; we eat dinner, enjoy our evening and call it a night. I think my days are pretty typical of a lot of folks. I enjoy them: I find life fulfilling with new opportunities that provide fun and satisfaction. I also have my share of challenges and struggle through those as well - as we all do.
And what goes by unseen, unnoticed and often unappreciated by me is the reality of a spiritual realm that surrounds me, that surrounds all of us. I am limited to perceiving my environment with the senses I have. So, as I read of angels and demons, as I read of heaven, of God's throne and others that he has created, I am sometimes taken aback and reminded that there is so much more going on around me that I don't see or sense. And yet, it is all here around me, around us, right here…
Paul speaks of "rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms", Ephesians 3:10. Shepherds in the gospel accounts speak of angels that appear. I see an awesome throne of splendor described in Revelation 4 and in Ezekiel 1. As I read of these things I sense that the physical realm I live in is just a subset of a bigger whole. It is what we call the spiritual realm, where God resides, that engulfs all of what actually exists and what I perceive is only a part of that bigger whole.
I don't have any more insight into this than anyone else. It is just that there are those times I find it good and healthy for me to ponder these realities.
It is all quite intriguing, isn't it?
I get up in the morning, get dressed, go to work and spend my day working on various tasks. I go home; we eat dinner, enjoy our evening and call it a night. I think my days are pretty typical of a lot of folks. I enjoy them: I find life fulfilling with new opportunities that provide fun and satisfaction. I also have my share of challenges and struggle through those as well - as we all do.
And what goes by unseen, unnoticed and often unappreciated by me is the reality of a spiritual realm that surrounds me, that surrounds all of us. I am limited to perceiving my environment with the senses I have. So, as I read of angels and demons, as I read of heaven, of God's throne and others that he has created, I am sometimes taken aback and reminded that there is so much more going on around me that I don't see or sense. And yet, it is all here around me, around us, right here…
Paul speaks of "rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms", Ephesians 3:10. Shepherds in the gospel accounts speak of angels that appear. I see an awesome throne of splendor described in Revelation 4 and in Ezekiel 1. As I read of these things I sense that the physical realm I live in is just a subset of a bigger whole. It is what we call the spiritual realm, where God resides, that engulfs all of what actually exists and what I perceive is only a part of that bigger whole.
I don't have any more insight into this than anyone else. It is just that there are those times I find it good and healthy for me to ponder these realities.
It is all quite intriguing, isn't it?
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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