The God of Detail
One of the things that has struck me in my recent reading through the
Bible is the detail to which God wanted things done. To see this, just
look at the later passages of Exodus. Not only is there one record of
how they built the tabernacle and made the garments for the priests,
there are two! They talk about what should be done, and then talk
about doing it. By seeing the repetition, you can tell how important
getting this place of worship right was.
It was just the opposite in the case of the Corinthians. If you’ve
read the two epistles to the Corinthians you see that Paul was writing
answers to various questions that they had, and he is also taking up
some issues on his own. One of those issues was what they were doing
in “the service of God.” Paul takes on the idea that “anything goes”
and starts to lay down ground rules. The most important statement in
this conversation is “let everything be done decently and in order.”
How is your life?
Do you keep your body/flesh under, so that you can serve Him better?
Do you make sure to spend time communing with Him?
Do you cast every care/burden on Him, thinking only of pleasing Him?
How is your church?
Is the mission and message of the church aligned with God’s Word?
Perhaps you do not know God personally. You don’t know what it’s like
to be more concerned about pleasing Him, and instead you’re trying
juggle everything that is swirling around you. Establishing that
personal relationship with Him is the best thing you can ever do.
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Comments from MInTheGap
bipolrfrenzy said,
Wrote on February 5, 2005 @ 9:49 am
Amen on your last sentence!
I’m also in awe of how God comes from different perspecives. I always use the Gospels as an example. Written by 4 men over different time periods; 2 were direct disciples (named as the 12), 2 not; 4 different perspectives can be seen in the background of the men, through love (John), a historian/doctor (Luke), through a tax man (Matthew), and through a seeker who followed Jesus (Mark). Different voices telling of the greatness of Christ and His work on the cross to save men from their sins. Wow…it really boggles the mind how God would put that together from such varied sources to tell a message of grace and hope in Christ.
Good post MIn.