"By The Way"

"I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust." (Psalms 109:23)

 Whatever you might be thinking, it is not quite as simple as you might think. That said, from our understanding, it could not be any more simple than it really is; we are the ones that complicate the simplicity of the Gospel by our own ways of thinking and by our own interpretations of God's ways and His thoughts. His ways and thoughts are so much higher than ours, we have no idea, beyond what He shows us; which by the way, is only a lateral view. Let me tell what this verses is speaking into me, because it is all about emptiness and insignificance. If we ever think that we have it all under control or that we have it all figured out, we are going to always find disappointment and confusion. There is really no other way to describe it, not in a way that makes any sense. Matthew Henry uses two words to describe these two lines of thought: apprehended and unsettled. These are realities of our hearts and minds; each and every one of us have these very same conditions, conditions that must be realized and accepted for who we are as foreigners in a fallen world. We all have been apprehended by God; no longer are we free to do that which brings us into bondage, because we are now bound by Christ; property of the Lord Jesus Christ! Apprehended does not only mean that we have been arrested, captured, or seized; it also means to understand, to realize, and to comprehend. The way is no longer a mystery, although it is still mysterious and filled with wonder. The example of this meaning that is given in a sentence, is, "Great art invites us to apprehend beauty." As we gaze upon it, we can imagine all the thoughts that might have gone into my mind of the artist; and yet, we have no idea what thoughts he was thinking of those who would look upon it and their thoughts. This is the case with God, who knows every thought and invention of our hearts. We can try to explain it, but we hardly see any part of it, not from the canvas that is; we can only imagine what it might look like from the viewpoint of the Artist. That is what makes us unsettled; our minds are tossed up and down trying to figure out what we don't need to know in the first place. We simply need to trust in the Lord and be captivated by His love...

"Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made all things we can see and the things we can't see -such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross." (Colossians 1:15-20) NLT