Today, I was thankful to find a few free hours in the afternoon for quiet meditation and worship in the stillness of my well-insulated flat. By meditation, I mean quiet reflection of God and His glory as recorded by the Psalmist in Psalm 111. The Psalm ends with the words: to him belongs eternal praise. I couldn't agree more because I have heard the 'still, small voice' many times in my life and seen his miraculous hand in protection and healing. That alone makes me want to praise him forever. But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Why does eternal praise belong to God?
We will be eternally grateful to God for saving us through the death of Christ on the cross and for his redeeming love. That song of praise has already started on earth. Contrary to popular belief, we will praise God for his benevolence, mercy, loving kindness, holiness, righteousness, unfailing love, compassion... No language contains enough words to describe God and no mind can comprehend his entity, thankfully. I certainly would not want to trust in a god I could explain with my finite mind. The atheist will pull out a few verses from the Bible and try to prove that the 'God of the gaps', as they call him, is tyrannical, cold, unloving and cruel because of the disease and sickness around us. Many Christian writers and theologians have dealt extensively with the problem of suffering in their writings and as some have said, God is not indifferent to suffering as he suffered himself on the cross. This is the point I wanted to reach in this blog: the Cross.
I just watched Billy Graham's message on the occasion of his 95th birthday called 'The Cross. My Hope America.' - http://myhopewithbillygraham.org/programs/the-cross/ Jesus of the cross has changed many lives and given hope for this life and the next. The cross is offensive because it confronts us with our sin. We don't like to admit our sin. We like to think of ourselves as angels who never do wrong. But the moment we realize we have fallen short of God's standard, there is hope. Jesus has died our death to make us righteous in God's eyes. To him belongs eternal praise.
p.s. I really recommend the video.
We will be eternally grateful to God for saving us through the death of Christ on the cross and for his redeeming love. That song of praise has already started on earth. Contrary to popular belief, we will praise God for his benevolence, mercy, loving kindness, holiness, righteousness, unfailing love, compassion... No language contains enough words to describe God and no mind can comprehend his entity, thankfully. I certainly would not want to trust in a god I could explain with my finite mind. The atheist will pull out a few verses from the Bible and try to prove that the 'God of the gaps', as they call him, is tyrannical, cold, unloving and cruel because of the disease and sickness around us. Many Christian writers and theologians have dealt extensively with the problem of suffering in their writings and as some have said, God is not indifferent to suffering as he suffered himself on the cross. This is the point I wanted to reach in this blog: the Cross.
I just watched Billy Graham's message on the occasion of his 95th birthday called 'The Cross. My Hope America.' - http://myhopewithbillygraham.org/programs/the-cross/ Jesus of the cross has changed many lives and given hope for this life and the next. The cross is offensive because it confronts us with our sin. We don't like to admit our sin. We like to think of ourselves as angels who never do wrong. But the moment we realize we have fallen short of God's standard, there is hope. Jesus has died our death to make us righteous in God's eyes. To him belongs eternal praise.
p.s. I really recommend the video.
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