Axiom: It is all about Him.
Bedrock: The Bible Is True.
What does this all mean for mankind?
Well, it seems a bunch of folks have thought about this very question for many centuries. They have poured over the Bible and found out that the answer is astoundingly simple. One of the best forms of the answer comes from the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The very first section of the document asks:
That’s it? Yeah. That’s it.
We were made to live in such a way that we give the world a proper opinion of who G_d is. And to live in an intimate, enjoyable relationship with Him.
Uh, i thought it might be more complicated or something… No beloved, that’s it. Glorify G_d, and get to be His friend forever.
Oh my GOODNESS!! THIS IS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!
But wait a minute… Does that twist us? Make us feel uncomfortable? It just might. We may have thought it noble to “pick up our cross” and go to work for G_d. He might just be proud of us!
But when we realize that Christ is talking about TOTAL commitment, total abandonment to His ways, we may shrink away wondering “what’s in it for us?”
You see, life is all about God. It is His Universe, His Rules, His Game, and He gets all the credit. BUT, and this is a VERY BIG BUT: Because of who He is, because of His unfathomable Grace – His game is a very good game. Those who have trusted in Him for it all get to enjoy all the things we’ve ever been looking for anyway (like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control for starters) – AND MOST OF ALL: HIM – forever.
When we simply live and abide in His purpose for us, we won’t be able to help but reach out to others and share what we have. We’ll be wanting to scream: Come on in!… The water is way more than fine.
