Sunday, November 20, 2016
Little Things by David Roper
"He
brought me to the Temple, and began to measure..." (Ezekiel 41: 1).
Ezekiel
40 and 41 is a precise, detailed description of the size, shape and
configuration of an ideal temple. Details. Particulars. Minutia. It's difficult
to read these chapters and harder still to apply them. What's the prophet's
purpose in setting forth this assiduously detailed plan?
Some
folks say that these are the plans for a literal Millenial temple to be
constructed in Jerusalem. Others say it is a symbolic representation of the
perfection of God’s plan for his restored people. I tend toward the latter
explanation, because I have trouble squaring the idea of a renewed Old Covenant
sacrificial system with the book of Hebrews, but I leave that one up to the
experts.
One
thought I had this morning is the notion that it’s in God’s nature to have a
detailed plan for my life, one that is thought out in Heaven and
recorded for all time and eternity. This, it seems, is "God's will"
for me—one I long to see realized.
But,
I ask, how will I know what God has in mind for me today? Simply put, I must do
the things He is asking me to do right now: quell a sinful thought; forgive a
slight; love my neighbor; go the second mile, show hospitality to a stranger;
listen to someone in crisis; pray with someone in need. These are the little
things that God is asking me to do this minute. In so doing, His will
will be worked out in me.
Paul
writes, "This is the will of God: your sanctification (a holy life)"
(1Thessalonians 4:3).
This
is the starting point for me.
David Roper on 11.20.16
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Twitter @DavidRo58313454
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