I was sitting here uninspired and I began to think and this hit me. I truly believe that this is one of the saddest passages in all of Scripture...read on.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
It's scary to think that God has ordained this. FIrst off that those who claim to not know him will be held accountable at the end of times because His power and nature have been displayed from the beginning of time. That in itself is simply terrifying.
More than anything, the part of this passage that breaks my heart is the end. They worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator. Even in the end, they didn't get it. Have you ever wondered why something like 50% of marriages fail today? Why suicide rates are higher than they have ever been? Why depression and mental instability run rampant through a society with more opportunities than ever before? I do...it is for this reason.
People chose to worship the creature. When we rest all of our hopes and dreams on a single person or even thing (sport, job, etc) we are bound to crumble. Our beliefs and hopes and dreams and wants and needs will eventually be crushed by the thumb of destruction. And when that happens, when there is no hope, there seems to be no where left to turn.
What a heart wrenching thing to read...but written in hopes that people may read it and be convinced to put their heart and hopes in the hands of something eternal. Something that never fails.
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Dear Sir:
I find your blog riveting. I actually feel a bit like an interloper reading it, as we've never met and what you write is so deeply personal and real, well. just well. I want to encourage you in your choices and growth. I can see the potential oozing out of your words to become a great man of God. Don't lose the fire and vulnerability I see in you right now. They are you greatest assets to having an enduring and relevant ministry for years to come. I know some of the "big names" and they have similar traits to those I see expressed in your writing. Oh, and keep writing. you never know when someone is going to say "we should make that into a book. Happened to my husband, it can happen to you, too.
Blessings. I hope to meet you someday. if not in this life, in the world to come.
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