The work of God who makes it work
Contents Today's text praises the glory and divinity of God revealed by King David in natural revelation. “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament reveals the works of his hands” (v. and praised God's workmanship. The natural world created by God is beautiful. We should thank God for letting us live in the midst of it. The natural world is the second Bible.
We live with many lessons learned from nature. 19th century American philosopher (Emerson) said, 'Nature is the teaching of the silent God.' God is the God of the Word. The God manifested in the Word is a personal God. All things have meaning and purpose, and they teach us the law of truth. For example, He made the weak beautiful and pretty, and the strong made ferocious. Because the weak can only be protected when they are beautiful. In today's text, God made the sun <moving> (verses 5-6) The term <moving> appears three times in the Bible (Genesis 1:2, Job 31:26, Psalm 19:6). ).
Although the terms in the original language are used differently, they are moving. Exercising. It is used in the sense of moving forward. Among them, <Genesis 1:2> says, before the creation of the heavens and the earth, "the earth was void and empty, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God <moving> over the waters". You can see that the God who operates here is a God who works and a God who moves. In Ezekiel 1, the shape of the throne of God is described. There are four spirit creatures around the throne, and they come and go as fast as lightning. (Ezekiel 1:5,14,15,20) Here we can know the work of God who makes it work.
The God who makes it work also made all the things he made move and move forward. It is the same principle as when the wheel of a car moves forward when it turns to the center of its axis. God made the solar system run at the center, and the material world with electrons at the center of the nucleus. The earth operates around the sun to create a temperate climate with all four seasons, night and day, the sea allows the ocean currents to flow, the atmosphere moves air currents to support living things, and water is the life of the human body through the circulation movement of sea clouds and rain. The bast circulates from the growth to the blood vessels-heart. If <operation> is showing glory in all these things, God's purpose is being accomplished. If we realize and hold on to this law, we will have progress and blessings. Then what is God's law that makes all things work?
1. It is the law of order.
In order for all things to maintain order, there must be a <center>. It is like a wheel axle, when the solar system operates at the center, there is order and peace, and in atoms, when electrons move around the nucleus, there is order and peace. A nation must have order and peace when its president is at the center; a family must have a father at its center; and when life is at its center with God, order of life can be established, and there is peace and happiness. The center of all things is God alone. Therefore, the secret to a blessed, peaceful, and moving life is to live a God-centered life.
will be However, just as everything is destroyed if you deviate from the center, the result of life apart from God is also ruin. The law of order is the law of peace and blessing.
2. The law of motion.
Mansang, who made everyone run, made them continue to exercise. The earth creates day, night, and four seasons through rotational motion, water becomes fresh when it continues to flow, life becomes healthy when it continues to grow, and our body becomes healthy when we exercise. This principle is reflected in our spiritual life as well. Just as the wheel moves along the axis and moves forward, believers become healthy in spirit and progress in faith when they work and serve God-centered and church-centered. If you don't work, your faith will stop growing and you will get sick. And you will be left behind. Therefore, you have to work hard to attend the worship service, pray, and volunteer.
3. The law of progress.
Everything that drives moves forward. If the earth runs once, a day passes, and if the wheel rotates once, it advances that much. The life of faith must also show the form of growth as the age increases. The way to move forward is to live centered on God and centered on the church. When a wheel is attached to an axle, it moves forward along the axle.
4. The law of life.
When the earth stops operating, one side becomes a desert and the other side becomes an ice world and a world of death. Because the earth moves, there is a history of air circulating, changing day and night, four seasons, raining, flowing rivers, and growing crops and bearing fruit. The reason God makes the earth run is to create an environment where life can live. Only in such a moving church and moving society can everyone live. In a moving society, the economy must work, and the church must give back what it has received. There is a history of life.
The work of God that makes it work is the law of life, the law of life, the law of order and peace, and the law of blessing. The only way to live according to the law of truth is the way to blessing and the way to live.