(3/9/16) TNH
FIVE DIVINE DESIGNS
The truism is, "God does all things well."
Here are five of God's plans that declare the glory of His wisdom and power and love and redemption. I find myself contemplating these great truths on a regular basis.
#1 God's design of the universe, from micro units to macro systems. He arranged the heavens as His message board, and as a dynamic, interactive, and supportive environment for the earth's sustenance and chose the earth to perform His greatest work.
#2 God's plan for the human will, both before and after the fall of Adam; the freedom to choose right or wrong; the ability to resist the will of God without threatening the sovereignty of God; the opportunity and obligation to prepare for eternity.
#3 God's design and plan for human relationships in the family, from husband and wife to tribal; from natural to spiritual; both as individuals and as corporate bodies, sharing in the goals and the glory of God.
#4 God's word; its plan, provision, power and protection; its Divine origin and infallibility revealed through fallible human instrumentality; its cohesiveness despite its diverse history; its depth and simplicity; is eternality and its contemporality; its mystery and its clarity; its history and its prophecy; its unity of purpose and its multifaceted application.
#5 God's plan of salvation; its two sides (Divine and human); its justice and its mercy; its shadows and its substance; its narrowness and its universality; its condemnation and its comfort; its power its pervasiveness.
These five Divine designs are transcendent and immanent; humbling and exalting; inscrutable and inspiring; enigmatic and enlightening.
