ramblings_of_jc

the glory of God

God created us in his image. The image of God; when was the last time we thought about that? What does that look like. The image of God is the reflection of his glory. His glory is the display of all that is good and pure and right and is focused on that which is the most valuable of all things, namely himself. We were made to be part of that; to be part of God radiating forth everything that is good and pure and beautiful and valuable beyond measure.

And that is what we fell short of. we traded that for an apple and a lie. we traded that for creating a little golden calf. we traded that for a curvy body that belonged to a woman who was not our wife. we traded that for the pursuit of a big house and fancy car. we traded that for a religion where we could put God in a set of rituals. we traded that for a life controlled by a thirst for amusement. we traded that for filling our bellies just for the heck of it. we traded that for liquid that makes us lose control and powder that makes us see things that aren't there.

but what else did we get for our trade? when the taste of the apple is gone and we realized what we lost did we also see what else we got? death. so we hide in fear and shame. and we hide behind more liquid and more apples, and more sex, and more money, and more entertainment.

we can make another trade though. Jesus' righteousness and the freedom to have fellowship with Almighty God for our apples and death piled on himself hanging on a tree. we call that trade grace. and i will drink of that beautiful cup and fall at the feet of the Giver with no words to say but "thank you!"

posted by jc @ 7/29/2006 11:52:00 PM