Throughout the scriptures, we understand that God does not look at the outward appearance of individuals., and neither is He a respecter of persons. However, He is fully aware of the thoughts and intents of our hearts. Why? Because He, as our Lord God and Saviour knows us intimately. Yes, all is naked and open before His eyes. Indeed, even the very hairs of your head are numbered.
"But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows." (Luke 12:7; Matthew 10:30)
Certainly, God existed first and foremost and nothing had existed without Him. And as such, He is in total control of all things. The universe is His whether the components of the universe are visible or invisible. He alone spoke this world into its form and equipped mankind with the capability to enjoy its richness from one generation to another.
In this context, a farmer for example may plant the seed and reap the harvest but without the seed, neither could have occurred. In the same manner does our offspring have seed within themselves. We have a yearning that desires to find our Lord God and Saviour and to commune with Him, as did Adam in the cool of the day in the garden. Even to this day, the Lord God of Glory continues to be so mindful of man, even when we do anything but give honour and glory and praise to Him.
But there is so much more. God has set man over the works of His own hands, desiring that man be fruitful and multiply. As such, God continues to replenish His creation, of which God Himself, upon completion of His handiwork, saw His creation to be good. In fact, He loved this creation called man for the creation was "God Himself invisible in created form." Man was made in His image. The heavens thereby declaring His glory and the earth showing forth His handiwork.
Unfortunately, something went askew, but not according to God's plan. For He had purposed by the counsel of His own will that His earthly creation -- our destined time on this earth -- was only to be a stepping stone into an unbelievable eternal glory. In fact, the revelation is in the next unveiling of God's purpose. This because we, as the offspring of Adam's fallen race became recipients of penalties administered to mankind by the Lord.
We had become slaves to sin imprisoned by its desires, even though we try dressing it up and whitewashing our projection of ourselves to others. We do so even when we remain fully aware that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And that, we cannot be saved by good works, because our heart is not in alignment with our Lord God and Saviour.
Still, God had a vision. At the time of administering the curse, God reached out in Love promising that the seed of a woman would bruise the serpent's head. This seed was not of Adam's fallen race but rather a brand "new seed"-- a precious Seed, a holy Spirit Seed, a Seed in which all the nations of earth could be blessed. And because God had decided His salvation plan, even before the world began, that Precious Seed of Promise passed from Eve into Seth as recorded in scriptures and travelled down through the ages until the seed arrived in Sarah, who was barren. God had promised to Abram (Abraham) that in his seed would all the nations of the earth be blessed.
God's ways are not our ways. His thoughts are much higher than ours, and with God nothing is impossible. Even though Abram was now 100 years of age and his natural capabilities as a man had passed, the Lord had a miracle in mind. As promised, the Adam seed was to be no more!
So what did the Lord do? He resurrected Abram's capabilities and at the same time placed into Abram a precious promised Seed. Now we see His purpose unveiling. God opened Sarah's womb allowing the two promised precious Seeds to pass into Isaac, fulfilling the scripture, that in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
And God said unto Abraham, "Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called." (Genesis 21:12)
"... neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called." (Romans 9:7)
"... of whom it was said -- That in Isaac shall Thy seed be called:" (Hebrews 11:18)
And, as a consequence, another genealogy commenced. This genealogy begins with Abraham and not with Eve. These two genealogies travel as before until the fullness of time comes in the culmination of the predetermined foreordained destination of these two precious promised Seeds destined mission that terminated in a young virgin girl named Mary. As we know, an angel informed Mary that the Holy Ghost would overshadow her so that she could bring forth a Son.
Yes, His Name was to be called JESUS!
He would save His people FROM their sin. God Himself to be veiled in the flesh, appearing in fashion outwardly as Adam's offspring and inwardly as the Precious Promised Seed of God's holy Spirit! In JESUS' veins flowed the blood of God's holy Spirit God in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself. (II Corinthians 5:19)
After the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared! (Titus 3:4-7)
Stand in the offering plate.
No comments:
Post a Comment