Deuteronomy 6:13 "You shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him”
I think the answer is discovered by condensing the Bible and that which it teaches into a single sentence.
“To Love, and be loved and Worshipped.”
God had already created the Angels… but they were created in His presence with a purpose. They were designed from the beginning to worship and serve God. I don’t think that they were given much choice in their purpose. Although, they must have some ability to choose, otherwise Lucifer could never have become Satan. But the love that is born from their existence can not compare to the love born of completely free choice. He created us so that He could Love us and be loved and worshipped perfectly by us. When you consider the disparity of whom we are and who God is, it is the only thing that can make sense. I will try and show a comparison of us in relation to God. Imagine collecting a sample of pond scum to put under a microscope. The Ameba’s and micro-organisms that you would be viewing would represent us, and we would represent God. Now imagine that while you were viewing the organisms in the microscope you began to have compassion and love for them, you wanted to care for them as your children. You would choose to love them with all that you are… even to the point of sacrificing your own son so that they would have the ability to continue their existence. The whole thought seems absurd… but that is exactly what God has done for us.
“Love” is the glue that bonds us all together. It’s what can cause a husband or wife to continue loving their spouse long after an accident has left them horribly disfigured or incapacitated. It’s what can cause a parent to love a child that was born with disabilities or with no hope of ever gaining cognitive thought. It is what can cause us to cherish a beloved pet or animal or create compassion in us for the plight of a people a half a world away that we have never met or never will meet. And it is this same “Love” that can cause the God and creator of the universe to want to reach down from the cosmos and enjoy a personal loving relationship with one of us. He calls those He loves and that return His love “His most treasured possession”.
Exodus 19:5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
We are the treasured possession of the creator of the universe. What an honor! Outside of this we are still pond scum, we have no value. But because of this we are valued; because we are His we have value. I have heard that an old scratched and dirty cigar box was auctioned off for over $500,000 dollars. The cigar box itself contained no value whatsoever. But, it was once owned by JFK, and because of who it belonged to it became priceless.
That is exactly what we were, scratched worn and dirty… but because of whose we are, we became a priceless treasured possession, made in the image of the creator of the Universe, and bought with the blood of His own Son, so that He could love and treasure us and be loved and worshipped by us for all of eternity…
That my friends; is why He made us.
I think the answer is discovered by condensing the Bible and that which it teaches into a single sentence.
“To Love, and be loved and Worshipped.”
God had already created the Angels… but they were created in His presence with a purpose. They were designed from the beginning to worship and serve God. I don’t think that they were given much choice in their purpose. Although, they must have some ability to choose, otherwise Lucifer could never have become Satan. But the love that is born from their existence can not compare to the love born of completely free choice. He created us so that He could Love us and be loved and worshipped perfectly by us. When you consider the disparity of whom we are and who God is, it is the only thing that can make sense. I will try and show a comparison of us in relation to God. Imagine collecting a sample of pond scum to put under a microscope. The Ameba’s and micro-organisms that you would be viewing would represent us, and we would represent God. Now imagine that while you were viewing the organisms in the microscope you began to have compassion and love for them, you wanted to care for them as your children. You would choose to love them with all that you are… even to the point of sacrificing your own son so that they would have the ability to continue their existence. The whole thought seems absurd… but that is exactly what God has done for us.
“Love” is the glue that bonds us all together. It’s what can cause a husband or wife to continue loving their spouse long after an accident has left them horribly disfigured or incapacitated. It’s what can cause a parent to love a child that was born with disabilities or with no hope of ever gaining cognitive thought. It is what can cause us to cherish a beloved pet or animal or create compassion in us for the plight of a people a half a world away that we have never met or never will meet. And it is this same “Love” that can cause the God and creator of the universe to want to reach down from the cosmos and enjoy a personal loving relationship with one of us. He calls those He loves and that return His love “His most treasured possession”.
Exodus 19:5 Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession.
We are the treasured possession of the creator of the universe. What an honor! Outside of this we are still pond scum, we have no value. But because of this we are valued; because we are His we have value. I have heard that an old scratched and dirty cigar box was auctioned off for over $500,000 dollars. The cigar box itself contained no value whatsoever. But, it was once owned by JFK, and because of who it belonged to it became priceless.
That is exactly what we were, scratched worn and dirty… but because of whose we are, we became a priceless treasured possession, made in the image of the creator of the Universe, and bought with the blood of His own Son, so that He could love and treasure us and be loved and worshipped by us for all of eternity…
That my friends; is why He made us.
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