Today, we (in small group) were immersed in a deep conversation about what is happening in the world, assuming the "end of times." A theory not too far fetched when you read scripture, yet a theory we will never have understanding on, nor need to consume our "despaired" thoughts with.
We were talking about the "mathematics" of God and I was intrigued... it reminded me of a conference I went to some months back for human trafficking (yeah I know unrelated, but...). This video is interesting (related to the Divine Proportions that have been used by artists and mathematicians for ages), because (if you can make it through the lengthy ten minute + video) you get the feeling that YES INDEED GOD IS SO MAGNIFICENT that even we, puny little humans can't comprehend Him (scientists included). The man talking on the video, is indeed a scientist (of some nature). I am not sure why he did this video, but I tell you what, it makes me get really gitty inside knowing that even non-believers are perplexed by His majesty. (Here's a link to that video, if your interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Beth told a story today about asking God why He blesses her so much (it's a lengthy story, for another day), but in her plea she heard God clearly state, "I love you Beth." And when she went to reply, before she could, He said to her, "No, don't say I love you Lord, just say, I love you too!" It may be hard to see what a revelation that story was for my heart (probably because I've spent the last nine weeks in deep thought concerning this issue) but it was my little piece to an answer to a question we all have: HOW CAN WE COMPREHEND HIS LOVE?
Listen, I don't think we are supposed to comprehend it. If HE wanted us to understand HIS glory don't you think He would have given us eyes to see? Instead, we have a great gift of just loving Him in return. WHO, please tell me WHO other than God do we have that privilege?
A dear friend of mine the other day posted a blog about death and losing those we "think" might not have been "saved"... her blog struck me quite harshly, I had to pray a couple days before responding. Nevertheless, the processor (in me) had to respond at some point. Anyways, long story short, her theory was based on the scripture that says (paraphrasing) let those who come to me come through my son, Jesus (we are saved only by the Son). I was not negating this very truth, I just was not accepting her despair on a "hopeless" situation of losing our loved ones in eternity.
I know God is a God of discipline, but GOD IS LOVE (1 John 4)! And I would certain that there is never room for any of us to doubt what God can do because He is love. If we are ALL (all of us!) His children (He created us, right), and if He is Love, well then He loves us all. It's not our place to pick and choose who (including ourselves) God loves and ultimately takes with Him to that place where we will worship Him forever. We will never be perfect. We have to stop living with such despair for what is completely out of our hands (and/or our minds).
1 John 3:2 says: Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will (finally - that's my emphasis) see him for as he really is. (NLT)
Jesus called us not to fear who we are or what we have become, not even to consume ourselves with the world and what it is becoming/not becoming, but He called us to love, as HE HAS LOVED.
Here's a thought: if there is indeed a God shaped hole inside of all of us (thank you Plumb), and indeed God is Love, then shouldn't that hole inside of us be filled with Love?
I tend to get lengthy (with passion, of course) so I will leave you with one more thing... God always knows when to open my heart to listen; the minute I got in my car and drove off from bible study, Jason Gray's song "I am New" was playing on KLOVE, it's a well-hearsed song in my car, however something, some phrase hit me differently today. Here that phrase is:
".........But the one who is making everything new
Doesn't see me the way that I do
He doesn't see me the way that I do......"
Doesn't see me the way that I do
He doesn't see me the way that I do......"
Please, know we are sooooooo beautifully made (Psalm 139), and HE DOESN'T see us the way that we do because our minds can't wrap around His powerful, glorious..... being!
Autumn-Rose
