The Right View

Have you ever considered just how many times you use the words "I think" ... it may surprise you. When we say "I think," we are sharing an opinion and not necessarily fact. Oh, I say it too but I try to be conscious of when I say it because does what "I think" really matter. Some of the greatest words we'll ever read or hear is "thus says the Lord" - no opinion, just cold and hard fact ... truth. Thus says the Lord in Genesis 1 "in the beginning God created ..." and there is so much there! Right out of the gate, we are confronted with the concept of God as the self-existent and un-created one. This is a very basic concept to those who are the true children of God! God said to Isaiah, "I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the Lord, Who does all these things." (Isaiah 45:7 ESV). Is it possible to think too highly of The One Who does such things? I suggest our thinking of Him is often obscured by our own mortal limitations yet He desires us to know Him: "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8 ESV). Imagine it if we can - The Creator of all things invites us to draws near, to be in relationship with Him. The view from where we are may be small but in the nearness of God Himself, we gain ... the right view.