Knowing The Difference Between God’s Job and our job makes a difference
With a culture that increasingly encourages self-absorption, it’s not surprising that any people act like “little gods” who are confused about their role in life versus God’s role over all life.
While many well-meaning people may believe in God, there is a tendency to usurp His function. People try to act like God all the time, attempting in their own power to achieve what only God alone can accomplish.
We try to control circumstances, manipulate situations, prevent things from happening, redefine morality, exalt ourselves of avoid the inevitable. But in the end we all must face the reality we are mere mortals who are limited, finite and powerless. We do a pretty lousy job of playing God, and the sooner we realize this the better.
Scientists are attempting to impregnate men, doctors are cutting off body parts of children, some nations are harvesting body parts, people are even choosing who lives and who dies. One thing I know for sure, people’s actions have consequences. Galatians 6:7 tells us “Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows that he will also reap.”
It is not my intention to write about God’s attributes, there are many sources that brilliantly address the nature and God character of God. I want to focus on what God does and what we are to do accordingly.
Our society glorifies self-sufficiency, intellectual prowess, personal achievement, creative genius, and survivor instincts. We are told to do it, without knowing the purpose.
So, what is God doing in the world, and what are supposed to do?
It would be naive and arrogant to think I could even scratch the surface of the infinite activities of God in His universe.
But I do believe the scriptures give us some insight into what God’s working on as His divine plan begins to unfold for His most prized creation.
If we consider the difference between one of God’s jobs -to reveal, and one of corresponding jobs – to discover.
One of the traditions of Easter Sunday is a egg hunt which excites children to run around in search of brightly colored eggs hidden by the green ups.
Some are placed in easy to find places, and others request help from the grown-ups to give hints on where the eggs might be.
We must try every day to get ourselves out of the way. We are all different people than we intended to be. It is which we turn to God that we give ourselves up to Him personally, and begin to have a real personality of our own.
Life is like the ultimate hunt. God had many hidden mysteries, and yet His intention is for mankind to constantly make new discoveries. Man did not invent gravity, electricity,relativity, thermodynamics or even found cures of diseases. Man merely uncover them. God revealed them to the seeker.
As much as we would like to take credit for our diligent searches, God always plays a hand in helping us discover all kinds of truths. We can be glad He shares the joy when we uncover amazing new facts and artifacts. It’s all a part of His plan to use human ingenuity to benefit mankind.
If we consider the paring of God’s “job“ and our “job” there are ways to diligently pursue our jobs while humbly remembering that we are not God.
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