Greetings Dear Reader,
Humans have an independent spirit that is largely
responsible for our vast advances and great discoveries. We do not lightly endure oppression and
subjugation. We constantly look outward
to what is undiscovered.
Job so clearly sees the awe and mystery of creation. He knows there is so much to discover and
enjoy. Even in the midst of his sorrow,
pain, and loss he does not fail to see the beauty of the world. He also understands that the entire universe
is the single composition of the divine.
It is this understanding that allows him to keep his
integrity before his false accusers. So
often we demand that God comply to our own standards. So often we insist that God be reformed in
our image. That same independent spirit
that is so beautiful in us causes us to rebel against the idea that there is a
God who created, owns, and rules over everything.
Until we accept the sovereignty of God we struggle to accept
our accountability to him. We look at
the flaws of those who serve him and find him flawed. We proceed to examine the universe from the
wrong direction. We do not see our need
when we reject the power and position of the one who can meet it.
I must always begin from this place. God is the sovereign of the universe; full
stop. From that I can embrace that the
infinite diversity in infinite combinations of all there is as a testament to
how unique and beautiful creation is. I
can see the place of man in this dance and embrace that I have a rich part to
play. I can only, however contribute my
verse to the song if I do it in obedience to God by following his Son.
Centuries of Meditations – Thomas Traherne
2:23
Above all, man
discovereth the glory of God; who being himself Immortal, is the divinest
creature. He hath a dominion over all the rest, and God over him: By him, the
fountain of all these things is the end of them: for he can return to their
Author deserved praises. Senses cannot resemble that which they cannot
apprehend; nor express that which they, cannot resemble, but in a shady manner.
But man is made in the Image of God, and therefore is a mirror and
representative of Him. And therefore in himself he may see God, which is his
glory and felicity. .His thoughts and desires can run out to everlasting. His
love can extend to all objects, his understanding is an endless light, and can
infinitely be present in all places, and see and examine all beings, survey the
reasons, surmount the greatness, exceed the strength, contemplate the beauty,
enjoy the benefit, and reign over all it sees and enjoys like the Eternal
Godhead. Here is an invisible power, an indivisible omnipresence, a spiritual
supremacy, an inward, hidden, unknown being greater than all, a sublime and
sovereign creature meet to live in communion with God, in the fruition of them.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store."
Job 12:1-25
Then Job replied to his friends,
"You certainly are wise
people, and when you die, wisdom will die. Like you, I have a mind. I am not
inferior to you. But who doesn't know these things? I am a laughingstock to my
neighbors. I am one who calls on God and expects an answer. A man of integrity,
a man who is righteous, has become a laughingstock.
"A person who has an easy life
has no appreciation for misfortune. He thinks it is the fate of those who slip
up. But robbers' tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who
provoke God, for those whose god is their power.
"Instead, ask the animals, and
they will teach you. Ask the birds, and they will tell you. Or speak with the earth, and it will teach
you. Even the fish will relate the story to you. What creature doesn't know
that the LORD'S hands made it? The life
of every living creature and the spirit in every human body are in his hands. Doesn't the ear distinguish sounds and the
tongue taste food?
"Wisdom is with the ancient
one. The one who has had many days has insight.
God has wisdom and strength. Advice and insight are his. When he tears something down, it cannot be
rebuilt. When he puts someone in prison, that person cannot be freed. When he holds back the waters, there is a
drought. When he releases them, they flood the earth.
"God has power and priceless
wisdom. He owns both the deceiver and the person who is deceived. He leads counselors away barefoot and makes
fools out of judges. He loosens kings'
belts and strips them of their pants. He
leads priests away barefoot and misleads those who serve in a temple. He makes trusted advisers unable to speak and
takes away the good judgment of respected leaders. He pours contempt on influential people and
unbuckles the belt of the mighty.”
“He uncovers mysteries hidden in
the darkness and brings gloom into the light.
He makes nations important and then destroys them. He makes nations
large and leads them away. He takes away
the common sense of a country's leaders and makes them stumble about in a
pathless wilderness. They grope in the
dark with no light, and he makes them stumble like drunks.”
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