God’s distinctiveness
in comparison to idols was profound.
Idolatry exploited.
God blessed.
With humans, power often exploits
by encouraging forgetfulness.
Nothing deceives like being
intoxicated by your perceived importance.
However God is not
like a human.
In His greatness, He remembers.
Instead of exploiting, He blesses.
He has nothing to prove—a sense of
self-importance never blinds Him to our praise.
He hears the gratitude of the
insignificant.
Psalm 98 declared
that truth.
The wonderful deeds of God could
not be denied!
His accomplishments were obvious
worldwide!
Yet, He never forgot His promise to
Israel of His loving faithfulness.
The result: the world
(not just Israel) should joyfully sing praise to God.
In every way possible, the world
should make a joyful symphony to the Lord.
Let the whole creation praise,
gleefully clap, and joyfully sing in honor of the Creator.
Why?
He was coming to pronounce an
earth-wide judgment.
This judgment would include all
nations.
It would not be based on human
favoritism, or wealth, or position, or prestige.
It would be based on justice and
fairness.
The poor and those
without position would be as significant as the powerful and the
prestigious.
This judgment would not be based on
earthly status, but on relationship with God.
This great judgment
of God was an unknown equalizer in a world where prestige was based
on status, wealth, position, or power.
The poor were powerless.
Slavery, exploitation, and
victimization were common.
Justice was rare and only for the
privileged.
However God’s judgment would be based on
something unheard of, non-existent—fairness.
Does your fairness represent God accurately?
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