(Romans 3:3) “What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness
nullify the faithfulness of God?”
This
is a very important question to consider, if we are unfaithful to the call of
God upon our lives does that nullify the faithfulness of God? To even think
like that would be somewhat ridiculous. Regardless of any opposition to the
will of God, it will not sway Him into any erroneousness. This is why it is
important to understand His character. Doesn’t life itself teach you to
understand certain facets of life through experience? How will one actually
understand unless they embrace whatever needs understanding? It would be
difficult to describe an apple’s taste if never eaten. We all are part of God’s
creation and we all witness His brilliance each and every day of our lives just
by breathing the air He has provided for us to survive.
All
have been afforded a chance to search Him out through the witness of creation;
it proves His existence and His power. Creation informs me of His existence but
the Lord Jesus Christ introduces me to Him. He is the One who has bridged the
gap through His very own sacrifice. The Lord Jesus Christ died in the place of
sinners, and because my sins, (past, present and future sins) have been
forgiven I have been allowed to enter into a relationship with the only true
living God. The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, who goes by the name of the
great “I AM”. This invitation is open to all and without reservation of colour
or creed to all who will look to Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins; “because,
if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart
that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one
believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For
the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to
shame." (Romans 10:9-11)
Let’s
face it, we will only ever understand what He decides to reveal to us. What has
He revealed? All of us witness creation and we see God’s ability with all the
intricacies of creation. Mankind witness’s creation every day of our lives and
so we are all without excuse. What about those who decry His existence? “For
what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly
perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been
made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:19-20)
- There are
many other claims made about how creation has come about. But it is clear from
this portion of scripture that God will have nothing to do with it, He will not
excuse any who entertain some other notion about His creation and He has chosen
to reveal part of His awesome character through creation; we see and witness
His power every day of our lives.
Now
for those who continue to beat a drum that has very little rhythm if any at
all, with lyrics that repeatedly oppose God’s involvement in creation, they are
very foolish and yet claim to be amongst the wise. The bible speaks about such
people; “For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of
the discerning I will thwart." Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater
of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know
God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of
what we preach to save those who believe.” (1Corinthians
1:19-21) – let us reason together and break this down, we have a choice,
do we believe someone’s opinion about creation on some evidential facts which they
believe proves their theory about creation although they speak about something
they never witnessed? Where were they thousands of years ago or do we believe
the claims of someone who claims to have been there when it all happened? In a
court of law who will be more reliable, an eye witness or someone who uses
theory to arrive at his conclusion? Easy to call!
In
the beginning God created mankind and gave them (Adam and Eve) commands, they
were given liberty under His authority, freedom to enjoy creation as they
chose, except for one mandate, they were forbidden to eat from a certain tree.
Understanding the beauty we see in creation which has been tainted by sin,
which helps me understand that it is not as beautiful as it once was; “And to Adam he said, "Because you have
listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I
commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you
shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring
forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.” (Genesis 3:17-18) -
I can only imagine what beauty must have surrounded that couple.
My
love for nature and the time spent in many game reserves helps me get a clearer
picture of how beautiful that place must have been. Utopia personified! If somehow
given the chance I would without question want to visit it. When I gaze up into
the skies and see the vastness of creation I am often left speechless, ogling
the beauty of the night skies as dancing stars flicker within their orbits.
God
will never share His glory with another and why should He? If you were Picasso
would you allow someone else to sign you painting? Many fake paintings are sold
off as originals to the untrained eye; it’s no different when it comes to those
looking to defraud God of His creation.
Look
to the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and your eyes shall
be opened to a deeper understanding off all truth.
Signing
off
Tyrone
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