Thoughts for another day

Feb. 12, 2010

Today's verse: Ex. 4:11. And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Reading this scripture, you may be mildly shocked or perhaps think there’s another meaning to it as some so called scholars think, while believing they’re defending the actions of a loving God, saying you shouldn’t take what’s written in the Bible literally; and they also try to rationalize most miracles saying the writer of the Bible, meant something else or the incident was written according to folk lore and that it didn’t actually happen. But barring a few occasions, the Bible is true in what is written whether it shock us or not; even if it means, God does make some deaf or dumb or blind.

It pertains to the sovereignty of God: God is Sovereign. He Himself says, ‘I will show favor to whom I will; and I will grant mercy to whom I will.’ Isn’t He the Creator of the universe and all therein? In the story of the landowner (Mt. 20:1-16) that Jesus tells, doesn’t He mention the landowner as saying, ‘Am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?’. So you see, the owner has the right to do as He wishes to what He owns. God similarly has every right to do as He pleases with what He creates and He does ask this question clearly in Jer. 18:6, ‘O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel!’

So you see my friend, God has the supreme authority to create as He wants. We must consider ourselves blessed that He has given us proper bodies in which there’s no blemish. Look at those who have some blemish, they too are His children and only He knows why He has made them that way. The Divine mind is far too complex for us to even understand a bit. But it’s enough for us to leave it to Him who knows all and does all things for our good. We have to trust that when we put our belief implicitly in Him, He is there to guide and guard us and keep us till the end.