God wants to bless ...

Wednesday, Sept 2, 2015. We have looked into first principles of life - and also started to discuss the highest commandment, the commandment of love as taught by Jesus himself.

Commandments are important …

The commandments play an important role for the history of Israel, for the history of the people of God. It is quite interesting to read into the books of Moses and observe, how highly they are valued. God puts a lot of emphasis on the importance of the commandments. And Jesus does not lower them, but makes them even deeper!

I am also again and again impressed by the desire of God to bless humans. He wants to bless, he wants to do good. He just wants and needs the human will to do right, to search justice, to stick to the truth and to reality, which is the eternal God. In short: he wants and needs faith! Let us have a look into Leviticus, the 3rd book of Moses:

1 “You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the Lord your God. 2 You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord.

3 “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, 4 then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5 Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. 6 I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. (Leviticus 26, 1-6)

Cause and Consequence …

We are working within this world, we use the natural laws and technical devices, and even in ancient times people had their tools and their possibilities. But God clarifies that it is up to him, how things work out. Yes, we are given a lot of possibilities, but our success is his work.

As humans with reason and an open view into this world, of course we need to ask: is it possible that our ethics and faith is so important? Is it possible that God is so active in this world, that his influence is so crucial, that it is not our smartness, but our faith which is ultimately responsible for how things work out?

The answer is a clear yes. He is the eternal God, the only eternal God. And only in him and in his truth and love we can fully become what we are meant to be as humans. We are invited to discover him, to trust him, to believe in him and to follow him. He is good, and eagerly waiting for us, since he loves us and wants to bless us abundantly. Indeed! (RWEP) ... more texts