God--The Maker

The Sun. The Moon. The Stars. The Skies. Did you or I create these things? The Mountains. The Forests. Rain. Wind. Did you or I create these things? The Animals that tread the land. The animals that swim in the seas and oceans. Man. Woman. Did you or I create these things? No we did not. If you are a follower of Christ, you believe that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and in six days (with a 7th day of rest) He created all of these other things. So, if YOU or I did not create these things, and we believe God created them, who gave us the right to tell God who He is? We have adopted this poisonous “My God. My Rules,” belief in the Church today.  We say things such as, “I don’t believe in that part of the Bible.” We continue on with things such as, “Well that part was just their culture and is not relevant for today.” We have fallen into this arrogant belief system that our culture has advanced so far that some things do not apply to us anymore. Let’s shift gears for a second. Some of us believe in this way, “This is the way it has been since I was a child, so it must be true,” or “This is what my parents believe, so it must be the truth.” We try to humanize the God of the Universe. We dismiss commandments of God as suggestions. When the Bible says “Go into all the world…” we say, “That’s for the missionaries.” When the Bible says, “Make disciples of all nations…baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…” we say, “That’s for the Pastors.” When the Bible says to train up your children in the ways of Christ…in things such as prayer, we say “We need to vote so that the school’s can teach them how to pray.”
    When we take the word of God and cut away at some of it to fit into our mold we have rejected the ENTIRE word of God. The word of God comes as a package deal, not a plan with options. If you have taken bits and pieces of the word of God and applied them but dismissed others, I’d like to welcome you to the Gospel of Personal Preference. This is not the gospel of Christ. This is not belief in Christ. This is a selfish, prideful, arrogant belief system that is serving no one but the Enemy that demands repentance. These ideologies have spread like wildfire among young and old believers alike. People who claim that they are followers of the Way have begun to try and squeeze God into their mold. Last time I checked the word of God, we were made in His image, not vice versa. It was God who knew us even before we were in our mother’s womb. It is only God who is good and righteous, not us. The Bible says that “no one is righteous...not one.” Who are we to try and create God in our image. When has a clay pot ever molded the potter? When has a painting ever created an artist? When has a building ever drawn out the plans for an architect? When has anything created ever been able to limit their creator? Never. Not in the past. Not in present. Not in the future. God CANNOT fit into our self-righteous molds. To try to contain God is like a flea trying to hold back a lion…it can’t be done. To try to contain God is to place yourself on a pedestal higher than God. If you place yourself, your opinions, or your so-called beliefs, your comfort on this pedestal higher than God then you have just fallen into idolatry…and what a hard, painful fall it will be. Have no other gods before me. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.