For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of Your hands. O Lord, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep. (Psalm 92:4-5)
In the previous devotion, we highlighted the incredible diversity that exists in God’s creation and how His handiwork is distinguished from that of our own. We can take something that already exists and conform it to our use but only God can speak something into existence that heretofore has not been. Therefore, when we consider the magnitude of the Creation — keeping in mind there is more in the Universe that we have not seen, than what we have seen — it boggles the mind. The Almighty is continually overseeing every aspect of His Creation, including those parts of it that we cannot see nor comprehend. It is simply beyond our grasp and mental ability to fathom all that is and so as the psalmist declares, “How great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep.”
In regard to mankind, as was also pointed out in the previous devotion, though all of us are formed after the pattern that started with Adam, we are also made in the image and likeness of God. In that respect, though we are limited in our abilities, we are nevertheless imbued with something the rest of the living creatures do not have — the breath of God that makes us living souls. And because of this distinction, we are capable of much more than all other living species; moreover, because of this distinction, much more is expected of us than the rest of His creation. It is that notion that brings us to the point of today’s devotion.
Though none of us are the same, as God’s people, we are being conformed to the image of the Son of God which would include being conformed to His example of obedience and service to the Father’s will. And so, though we are all unique individuals, we are all called to come together for a common purpose and goal — to be one in Messiah. That we would be one people was, in fact, His prayer before going to His crucifixion. I would suspect that, just as the Father oversees every other aspect of His creation, He is just as committed to seeing to it that this ideal comes to fruition as well.
It is written, “How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1). So notice that He doesn’t call us to dwell in uniformity, in other words, to be exactly alike. He calls us, even in our individuality, to be one people living in unity under His kingship. May His Will come to pass in our days.
Blessings and Shalom,
Bill
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