I haven't been blogging my recent quiet times because I haven't been able to wrap my arms around them. Reading through Romans 9 with a deeper study has actually been disturbing. Trying to understand how God can predestine people to accept or reject Him doesn't fit with what I want to believe...that people choose to accept or reject God on their own. However, that is a dangerous view, because it gives too much power and authority to man. Maybe one of the lessons that God has for me in all of this is to enlarge my view of Him and shrink my view of myself. So, while it's been frustrating to not "get" all that I'm reading, there are some things that have been clear:
1. I do not believe that I, nor anyone else, will fully grasp the infinite concepts of an eternal God's prerogative with our finite, carnal minds.
2. I do not believe that my inability to understand everything about God's character and actions jeopardizes my salvation or my determination to follow what I do understand--that my main goal is to bring glory to Him.
3. I have less time to focus on myself and my silly earthly distractions when my mind is occupied with trying to understand the eternal God! For that, I'm thankful.
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Your first point I feel often too! There's only so much we can grasp, not that we should give up trying quickly, but also not let that become an infuriating thing either.
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