Even the Lightning Obeys

The Ten Commandments won't budge! Written in stone by the very finger of God and engraved in the hearts of all men. They are boundaries set by the Creator Himself who knows a thing or two about boundaries! Last time we talked about the boundaries of the seas, but there are more of course! Spend some time reading Job 38-40 if you ever start to question the authority of God. You will read among other things how the very jagged path of a flash of lightning is predetermined by God! Job 38:25 says, "Who has divided a channel for the overflowing water, Or a path for the thunderbolt,” and in Job 38:35 we read, “ Can you send out lightnings, that they may go, And say to you, 'Here we are!'? Even the lightning says “Here I am God, what is it that you would have me do? And God says, I want you to make a sharp turn to the right then the left, then left again, then right, then land real close to this guy named Martin Luther. He needs a little scare! And this budding law student on his way to the university at Erfurt, was knocked to the ground by the near miss and vowed at that moment, “ I will become a monk!” and he did, and well you know the rest of the story. God not only speaks orders to His creation in nature, but He speaks to the crown of His creation, (you and I) in the Ten Commandments and says, “This is what I would have you to do!” Yes with the opening words of the Bible in Gen 1:1, we have all the credentials God needs to call the shots! “In the beginning, God! Col 1:14-17 speaks of Jesus as the “Son of God's love: 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn (first born not speaking of birth, but rather of birthright, we might substitute the word “ruler” here. He is the ruler over all creation. And guess what? Rulers have rules, and we find ourselves staring again at those Ten Commandments that won't budge!) 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. Created through Him and for Him should be enough for us to willingly obey Him! But if it's not, then think of what He willingly did for you and I in order to spare us the death penalty that our disobedience deserves! It is through Him that we have “redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,” His love for His creation will not budge, and His Ten Commandments won't budge, let us submit to His love and commands with glad hearts, assured that He truly loves us and in His perfect wisdom, knows what is best for His creation!