“Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, or the works of his hands,
He will tear them down and build them up no more.”
I have been reflecting on this brief passage with 2 different trains of though.
1) Not Regarding the work of the Lord: it is a common thing today to exist in a culture that claims spirituality, but lacks authenticity. The title that comes to mind for the common mode of man I steal from Revelations 3:16—Lukewarm. They are not hot. They are not cold. They just exist. They go through the motions of life acknowledging a higher power, but not making it the center of their surrender. In short, they do not REGARD the work of the Lord. They give way too much credit to the spontaneous, the random, and the unnatural. If they can’t dial up experiential spiritualism in an instant, it must not exist. They give no credit to where credit is due: the sovereign, glorious plan of God almighty.
2) What he will do….NO MORE: For me, I’m interested in the process of things. I’m interested in the way LIFE plays out, and how I can get the most out of it. As a believer, this means I pay attention when the Word gives me a “heads up” to how things are going to be. Here, we have a very distinct glimpse into what the Lord is going to do to each of us. It is a steady balance of two things:
1) tearing down, and 2) building up
Crazy thing though, when I picture a “good God” I often imagine anything referencing the words “tearing down” surely cannot exist. Does that mean God is intentionally ripping us apart, beating us up, and making things bad…on purpose? As a collective chorus lets answer this together: YES! Any theology that teaches differently is simply messed up. God tears us down SO THAT he can build us up. He causes us pain, so that we will return us to being needy of Him. He breaks bones so that we may return to rejoicing (Psalm 51:8). Make sure you set this as your spiritual alarm clock, because this should
WAKE US UP!
AMEN?
~Deep thoughts by a shallow guy~
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