The forward progression of time is an assumption that human beings have always made - and there is scarcely a society on God’s good earth that does not plan for the years and months and days ahead without this assumption.
Thank you, how well expressed and thought provoking. A humbling reminder that our existence as complex beings in Time as we know it is no mistake, and is in fact a most profound, creative, sacred, wonderful, and preciously divine gift. Every moment, finest detail, every life’s journey matters down to the minutest music note, including every organelle and molecule of our beings. What a supreme gift it is to know and to be known and loved in marvellous detail by the great I AM, the One who existed before Time…and who in all infinite power, glory, and wisdom…enfolded Time within eternity. Blessed new year 2025 and onward…
Reality as we experience it always has to be filtered and diluted; if we were to experience reality as God experiences it, we would explode in an instant.
So we are given constantly-changing small pieces of this reality, which we call time.
But God sees it all; as He says,
"Remember now the things of old, for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done."
And thus we know that He is the One True God, because only He can prophesy with exquisite detail those things which must surely come to pass.
This is why the Lord Jesus is the Image of God.
Images are things we see in a telescope, which are not the thing itself, but a partial rendering of them.
Only by offering us this partial view of Himself, can God reveal Himself to us.
But in that Day yet to come, we will know Him as we are known.
"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."
The implication here is that eyes and ears and hearts cannot apprehend the fullness of God; our experience of Him in that day will be far more totalitarian in type; a complete apotheosis of experience through different mechanisms altogether; no longer earthly and fleshly, but completely spiritual in type.
Love that we share time and love and community with like minded people. History is “His Story” and so thankful to know the LORD. He has indeed blessed us with the beauty of music. Singing is also spiritual bringing everyone together. Praise the LORD.
Thank you, how well expressed and thought provoking. A humbling reminder that our existence as complex beings in Time as we know it is no mistake, and is in fact a most profound, creative, sacred, wonderful, and preciously divine gift. Every moment, finest detail, every life’s journey matters down to the minutest music note, including every organelle and molecule of our beings. What a supreme gift it is to know and to be known and loved in marvellous detail by the great I AM, the One who existed before Time…and who in all infinite power, glory, and wisdom…enfolded Time within eternity. Blessed new year 2025 and onward…
Reality as we experience it always has to be filtered and diluted; if we were to experience reality as God experiences it, we would explode in an instant.
So we are given constantly-changing small pieces of this reality, which we call time.
But God sees it all; as He says,
"Remember now the things of old, for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done."
And thus we know that He is the One True God, because only He can prophesy with exquisite detail those things which must surely come to pass.
This is why the Lord Jesus is the Image of God.
Images are things we see in a telescope, which are not the thing itself, but a partial rendering of them.
Only by offering us this partial view of Himself, can God reveal Himself to us.
But in that Day yet to come, we will know Him as we are known.
"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."
The implication here is that eyes and ears and hearts cannot apprehend the fullness of God; our experience of Him in that day will be far more totalitarian in type; a complete apotheosis of experience through different mechanisms altogether; no longer earthly and fleshly, but completely spiritual in type.
Only believe.
Beautiful, Francis.
Beautiful. Bravo!
Thank you Dr. Christian for always bringing such beauty to us via your writing. God Bless You as well and Happy 2025!
This is perfect - timeless. Thank you for writing it, Dr. Christian, and thank you for sharing it.
Love that we share time and love and community with like minded people. History is “His Story” and so thankful to know the LORD. He has indeed blessed us with the beauty of music. Singing is also spiritual bringing everyone together. Praise the LORD.
Happy New Year Dr. Christian, I always look forward to your messages!
Dr. Christian, Thank you for this beautiful meditation
On a similar note, consider Isaiah 61, and Luke 4:16, taken together, somehow both speaking to infinite, eternal creation.