I Am the God (part 15)

Something else about the Almighty. He could be mean, He could send down thunderbolts if He wasn’t pleased, just because. But He doesn’t. Instead He has chosen to be merciful and just and hearing the cries of the oppressed. Even though humans don’t realize it, even though it seems that bad things happen to good people and are not recompensed here. The operative word is “here”. And what humans, myself included, don’t realize is that what happens here is nothing compared to what happens when we meet God. Humans have a lot to answer for. Not just how we treat one another, especially strangers, but also how much faith we have. How much do we allow doubt to linger and not follow God because of it? How much do I not take the God of Glory seriously? His power is incredible. I was traveling through eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Fran and along the side of the road was a tree one its side, complete with its entire root system, as though it had been dug and set aside much as those that garden may do potted plants. What I don’t realize is that He is so powerful He could do the same thing to me if He so desired, but He is merciful. (Isaiah 41:17-20) And He made the supreme sacrifice so that I might know the words of His truth, the actual words of His creation. (Is 42:1-12) And He healed me and heals me. Constantly, not just physically but in all aspects of my life.