It's a matter of perspective. Forgiving a bad debt is a simple matter for a major financial institution, but for the burdened borrower it is monumental. The perspective on thousands of dollars is vastly different if you regularly manage billions as opposed to earning minimum wage.
Similarly, God's perspective is vastly different than ours because, after all; God is God. Factor the difference of perspective between an infinite Creator and His finite creation in this exchange between king David and God:
"Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant. O LORD, for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. (1 Chronicles 17:16-20)
Yahweh God's promises to David and his future generations was more than this mere mortal could wrap his limited mind around. A creature of the dust recognized that what God had done was "a small thing" from His perspective, but powerfully overwhelming to a frail human. And perhaps his perspective reveals that basis for God's promises: David knew the truth about David, but he also was deeply humbled by what he knew about His Father and Creator. There was power in perspective.
In case you think God's best offer was reserved for David, don't lose sight of the fact that He has promised us things at least as astounding. From God's perspective, it is "a small thing" to give us the earth as an eternal inheritance, and a place of royalty and influence at His Son's side in His coming government, but for us this is an offer at least as overwhelming as David's. "What more can David (and I) still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant?" Leaves you at a loss for words, doesn't it?
This thing called grace really is amazing, as the familiar, timeless song goes. Why would God choose to bestow the richest honor upon His frail and imperfect creatures? Just because. There is no theological phrase or detailed biblical exegesis that yields an absolute answer. Simple-minded believer and learned scholar alike are left gape-jawed at this simple, but profound truth: God bestows grace simply because He chooses to. Not because of merit, or "religiosity", or genealogy. Just because.
May His choice of you, and the astounding promises made to you, leave you in absolute wonderment as you live for Him today.
Steve
Similarly, God's perspective is vastly different than ours because, after all; God is God. Factor the difference of perspective between an infinite Creator and His finite creation in this exchange between king David and God:
"Then David the king went in and sat before the LORD and said, "Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far? This was a small thing in Your eyes, O God; but You have spoken of Your servant's house for a great while to come, and have regarded me according to the standard of a man of high degree, O LORD God. What more can David still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant? For You know Your servant. O LORD, for Your servant's sake, and according to Your own heart, You have wrought all this greatness, to make known all these great things. O LORD, there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears. (1 Chronicles 17:16-20)
Yahweh God's promises to David and his future generations was more than this mere mortal could wrap his limited mind around. A creature of the dust recognized that what God had done was "a small thing" from His perspective, but powerfully overwhelming to a frail human. And perhaps his perspective reveals that basis for God's promises: David knew the truth about David, but he also was deeply humbled by what he knew about His Father and Creator. There was power in perspective.
In case you think God's best offer was reserved for David, don't lose sight of the fact that He has promised us things at least as astounding. From God's perspective, it is "a small thing" to give us the earth as an eternal inheritance, and a place of royalty and influence at His Son's side in His coming government, but for us this is an offer at least as overwhelming as David's. "What more can David (and I) still say to You concerning the honor bestowed on Your servant?" Leaves you at a loss for words, doesn't it?
This thing called grace really is amazing, as the familiar, timeless song goes. Why would God choose to bestow the richest honor upon His frail and imperfect creatures? Just because. There is no theological phrase or detailed biblical exegesis that yields an absolute answer. Simple-minded believer and learned scholar alike are left gape-jawed at this simple, but profound truth: God bestows grace simply because He chooses to. Not because of merit, or "religiosity", or genealogy. Just because.
May His choice of you, and the astounding promises made to you, leave you in absolute wonderment as you live for Him today.
Steve
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