7262	Forums / Theology Forum / The "imago Dei"	on: July 10, 2007, 09:22:29 AM
\"God is a spirit. \" He is omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient- Just because we do not see the spiritual world does not mean that they are not visible. There is another realm that includes all of the angels and the heavenly host. The bible uses anthropomorphism to describe these these beings. But if we were allowed to see these heavenly armies we would think differently about how we face the problems in this world and what we think of the importance of trust in any given situation that we find our selves in. The ot is a record of earthly judgments and God saving His people and bringing them back to the temple worship. And if we were able to see the armies of heaven as they did we would think differently about how Gods sovereign actions are absolutely without real resistance. Gods armies are thousands of thousands of chariots. He alone stands head and shoulders above any earthly rulers and kings. When God decides to act in behalf of His people there is no one powerful enough to stand against His armies. In fact for God it is as simple as saying a word of deliverance that changes history. Just as He melts the snow by His word, so He delivers His people by that word. One of the evidences of really believing in Gods power and our inability is when we hope alone in His word. Whether it is His revelation, or it is the practical outworking of His promises, we know that when He speaks we will be saved, when He commands we will have victory. The circumstances in our lives are only as stable as God speaking a word. There is nothing in faith that gets in between God and His spoken word that changes history. How many times did God send an earth quake and by His command for the earth to swallow up the enemies of Israel? How many times did God swoop down with His heavenly angels and destroy the enemies of Israel. Not only did Israel praise Him, but the enemies of Israel gave Him glory. Because of Gods deliverance, He set Himself up in the temple of Israel, bringing with Him all of the captives in Israel and set up His supernatural rule in the temple. He ruled the nations from that temple by His word of prophecy, and His word of deliverance. The only response to His deliverance was to praise and worship Him as He deserved.