The scene in Isaiah 6 is the temple of God. (A side thought: Since when was there a throne in the temple? Is that one of the differences between the OT Temple and the Heavenly? Or, is the mercy seat God's throne? Any thoughts?) Isaiah hears a seraphim cry unto another, and we all are very familiar with the "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts," but how much do we think about the last phrase, "The whole earth is full of his glory"?I thought on that verse for a little while and realized that I do not see God's glory in the whole earth. That is, I do not see the glory of God in a pile of dirt. So, there are a few possible explanations:
1) The seraphims were wrong, and God's glory isn't really in the whole earth, just parts of it. Ok, that one's unlikely.
2) God's glory can be found in the whole earth, but it's not really found in everything in the whole earth, just parts of it. I guess you could stretch it that far if you want or need to. Maybe that's right.
3) Here's what I think is right: I am just failing to see it!
God should get glory from a pile of dirt. It just goes to show His creative power. He made the dirt. It reminds me of the scientist that challenged God to a life-making contest. The scientist said that he would have a contest against God and see who could make a better living being. So, God accepted, and the next day they got together and as the scientist reached down to grab some dirt to make his "life," God said, "No, you have to use your own dirt!"
The whole earth is full of the glory of God. Do you see it?
Just a thought...
2 comments:
I am so confused, first thoughts are copyrighted here, now you are soliciting them openly in your blog.
Three days and still no Edwards, except in jest.
Where is Andy, and what have you done with him.
Anyway, I think that anything can be used for, or to show, the glory of God. Even a pile of dirt. Just think of how you can grow just about anything in it. Just throw a seed in, sit back and watch it grow.
Dan, you're right about the pile of dirt. I see it as useless, yet God has put nutrients in there, and uses it to bring forth good thngs.
You know, Jonathan Edwards used to take walks in the woods and just admire the creation as God's work.
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