Laws
That Govern Us and the Universe
Throughout the Universe we see God's workings in
the laws which govern it, all the stars, planets and moons, indeed every
celestial body go about their courses in accordance with the laws of gravity,
electromagnetics etc. We also see a law of sowing and reaping, be not deceived;
(Gal 6:7) God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap) we see this in our environment if
we disrupt this harmony (break these laws) which governs our physical world we
reap many harmful side effects, we have become in debt to these laws.
Like the laws that govern our physical world, so
are there laws which govern our moral and ethical world, we know intrinsically
that we should not murder, steal, commit adultery, bare false witness, lie, etc.
The bible says even though we may not have been raised in these laws we do by
nature the things contained in the law, these show the work of the law written
on our hearts, our conscience also bearing witness to the fact. Rom 1:14-16.
Our
Standards vs Gods
We often judge ourselves, our actions, our behavior, what we say, and how we live etc. by our own standards. Often when we
use our own standards to measure ourselves, we look pretty good, especially
when we compare ourselves with others, like Adolph Hitler and other murderers,
rapists, bank robbers etc., I use to do the same, and wrongly still do quite
often, if we are honest with ourselves, you would say the same likewise. To see
ourselves in true light we must examine ourselves by God's perfect law, which
is not tainted or prejudice like our standards.
This little story illustrates this for us; a
little girl remarked to her mother how clean some sheep looked against the
green grass. Then, as snow began to fall, this same girl noticed how dirty the
sheep looked against the white snow. The background made all the difference.
If you and I judge ourselves using the background
of human standards, we come up quite clean. We can find plenty of people who
are worse than us. The average person as said before looks almost pure compared
to an Adolph Hitler. God however will not judge us using human standards, but
by the absolute standard of His Law, the Ten Commandments.
Until the snow fell, the little girl did not know what real purity was.
If we are honest with ourselves, we will acknowledge
that we have broken at least some of Gods Laws if not by deed, then by thought,
we see the outworking’s of this and the consequences it produces in our lives
and throughout the world. The order of the universe shows us that if we break a
law, we are in debt to it, to say otherwise would be to live in denial.
Debt
Free
How do we restore this harmony become debt free to
the law? You may try to be a better person pray, fast, meditate, go to church
feed the poor, but still be in debt, these things can be commendable but often
only leads us to self-righteousness (I’m not as bad as so and so because I do,
or I’ve done, or I don’t do. Every person, you, me whether
priest, monk, saint, butcher or baker the whole of humanity is in the very same
predicament bankrupt and in debt to the law.
What must we do? How can we receive payment for
our debts? We all have to go to the same person, one who is debt free, one who
can and has paid our debts in full, one who can stand in your place, one who
never broke the law on your behalf, one who lived perfectly by the law on your
behalf, one who was able to place your debts upon himself and pay the ultimate
price death itself on your behalf, putting to death your debts by his life and
death, fulfilling God's Laws, His universal and just requirements.
When we go to the philosopher and all the other
religions of the world and ask what must I do to find peace with God they will
tell you to do this, do that and the other, true religion that is found in the
pages of the bible says it is done, Jesus has done it, on our behalf, before
the law we are found guilty, sentenced and held captive, Jesus paid our ransom
price to set us free by the payment of His life (living his life 100% obedient
to the law on our behalf) By His death (shedding his blood for our debts dying
the death we deserved) By His resurrection from the dead for us. The law and death had no legal hold over him. And now we can with Him be
raised to new life, all our debts past, present and future having been paid
for, and now settled, we are no longer under the law and in debt, but under the
law of Grace.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life. You must turn your faith and trust in yourself to try to get right
standing with God, which only leads to self-righteousness, and put your faith
and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, and what he has done, to give us right
standing and peace before God and His just and perfect law.
By grace you are saved (forgiven, saved from
eternal death) by faith; and that not of yourself (not based on anything you
have done), lest anyone should boast, it is the free gift from God.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Laws That Govern Us
