God
& The
In
the midst of the economic
slowdown, hasn’t it become
evident that God of the Bible
doesn’t provide lately? I had
originally intended to write an
essay entitled “God Doesn’t
Provide” but I fell asleep
with boredom! However, I awoke
with an
epiphany
that was much more interesting!
Perhaps I have found God?
Pretend that you just didn’t
read the title and follow along
with me as I share some clues
with you!
Clue
#1…(God creates something from
nothing)
Indeed,
the Bible tells us that God was
there at the beginning. But the
Bible doesn’t tell us from
what he initially made
everything with!
For example bakers have
dough to make bread. Theologians
tell us that God made everything
“ex nihilo”. Wikipedia
is quite helpful here.
The Latin
phrase ex nihilo
means "out of
nothing". It often appears
in conjunction with the concept
of creation,
as in creatio ex nihilo,
meaning "creation out of
nothing". Due to the
connotations of the phrase creatio
ex nihilo, it often occurs
in philosophical or creationistic
arguments, as many Christians, Muslims
and Jews
believe that God
created the universe
from nothing.
Creative
ability is a highly desired
skill, however most mortals
cannot create wealth like God
can. God must have his own
printing press to mint money; this
is something that the bankers
have been doing for quite some
time it seems!
Clue
#2…( Jesus and the family
business)
Although
the Bible doesn’t say where
God came from, it does tell us
that he was there in the
beginning (John 1:1).
In verse 3, “All things
were made by him; and without
him was not anything made that
was made. ” God was the power
behind everything that was made;
this indeed is very impressive!
I won’t get into
God’s building prowess, but he
must have been very wealthy to
finance all of the construction
that followed.
I
couldn’t imagine God with a
hard hat or getting his fingers
mashed when he hit the wrong
nail, could you?
If you have money you
just might hire a carpenter to
do much of the construction
work!
Wasn’t Jesus a
carpenter? Super rich kids
don’t normally choose
carpentry as their profession,
but rather they will
usually be groomed to run the
family business if the parents
think the kid is capable and the
relationship is good.
I’ve
never heard any Christian
question the legitimacy of this
popular song! The first verse of
John Sumner’s “A Child of
the King” tells us of God’s
financial acumen. Could this
song provide a clue about God
and his portfolio?
A
Child of the King
My Father is rich in houses and lands
He holdeth the wealth of the world in his hands!
Of rubies and diamonds, of silver and gold
His
coffers are full, He has riches
untold
This
song spoke much more eloquently
than this verse from Psalms
50:10 does, “ For every beast
of the f
Clue
#4…(Jesus fell out of favor
with God)
I
must confess, I have never
understood how God could allow
his son to be put to death.
Parents normally love, cherish
and protect their children.
Something just isn’t right
about the Bible’s version of
the relationship between Jesus
and God.
I love my daughter and
wouldn’t think of betraying
her, especially if I had
ultimate control like God does!
Then it dawned upon me, perhaps
there was something that went
wrong and changed their
relationship?
Child
rebellion isn’t a new concept,
incidents occur most everyplace.
The kid can maximize the
embarrassment to their father if
they can create a “scene”
while daddy is at work, can’t
they?
Then I remembered such an
incident when Jesus
ventured into the Temple to overthrow
the moneychanger’s tables.
Jesus publicly
humiliated daddy while he was at
work!
Evidently, this changed
the nature of their relationship
drastically. From that point
forward he became a bastard son,
no wonder that God didn’t
stand in the way when they laid
hands upon him!
Clue
#5…(Most
people approach God and the
banker in the same way)
I
John 5:14 & 15
There
are wise and similar
preconditions that must be met
before you talk with God as well
as the banker. One must do what
God and the banker want in order
for them to converse with you!
The Bible states it this way
“if we ask any thing according
to his will”. The banker will
hear us if we do the proper
paperwork (the Bible says that
“we have the petitions that we
desired of him”). My
Webster’s dictionary defines
petition this way, “1. a
solemn, earnest request;
entreaty 2. a formal document
embodying such a request”.
Making
the mortgage payment keeps
getting more and more difficult.
God wants you to grovel and that
just might help at the bank as
well!
God and the banker have
failed to provide lately!
At least the banker can
say that the money is gone, but
what is God’s excuse?
God
and the banker operate in much
the same fashion. Matthew 6:24
says, “No man can serve two
masters: for either he will hate
the one, and love the other; or
else he will hold to the one,
and despise the other. Ye cannot
serve God and mammon.” Perhaps
the Bible is correct in this,
but are there really two masters
presented here in this essay?
Could they possibly employ a
diversionary smokescreen and in
reality hold only to one true
identity?
Think about it!
PS: Don’t take this so seriously! I’m not sure how to classify this one but hopefully it was interesting? Perhaps I should say that this was my first venture into historical fiction.