Saturday, October 20, 2018

Ps 135 5 I know that the LORD is great,
that our Lord is greater than all gods.
 6 The LORD does whatever pleases him,
in the heavens and on the earth,
in the seas and all their depths.
 7  He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning with the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses."

God has made a covenant redemption with His people.  This agreement is founded upon Gods eternal attributes.The covenant of redemption is worked out by God according to His unfailing love. The security and structure of Gods chosen people is contained in the law, covenants, curses, statutes, decrees , and promises. The entire history of the world is ordered by God according to these revealed axioms. Because we are finite beings our view of the course of history is almost insignificant. We lack the power and understanding that is necessary to produce the events of creation and government. Gods detail of the entire course of nature and governments is beyond our understanding.

But if Gods control over the events of the earth were total mystery then we would have not knowledge of who God is and who we are. This is why God has given us the law, covenants, curses, statutes, etc in the form of pronouncements. If God created all things by a mysterious communication then we would experience total lawlessness. But our understanding of God and ourselves is founded upon the reasonable description of the purposes of Gods order. All reality is a work of Gods perfect pronouncements in the creation of all things. The eternal purposes of God have been revealed in these pronouncements of law, covenants, curses etc to create the unity of the working of all things and bring about the circumstances of Gods eternal kingdom. The pronouncements contain the detailed reasons of God that are beyond our understanding but teach us to know, desire and act according to Gods purpose in creating us. The reality of moral agency is founded upon the perfect words of these 6 axioms.

If we are to know reality we must understand who God is. If God has ordered all things according to His perfect law then we cannot experience love, joy, faithfulness etc unless the parts of Gods creation are unified according to that law. God must reveal to us who He is in order to understand our purpose. Even tho we do not have the capacity to know God as God knows Himself , yet the structure of Gods government as it is brought into reality in creation is given to us in the implantation of His law. One word of God contains the entire reasonable explanation of His creation. The spirit of all the words are in one word.

But if we were only implanted with the knowledge of the word then the law would not govern our speech. The Psalmist teaches that Gods law, covenants , etc are the description of speaking a thing into existence. These 6 axioms are revealed as spoken words. God has revealed these words as creative words. If we are to understand who God is and who we are we must speak these words as God has spoken them. All the purposes of Gods revelation are governed by a reasonable description of His law. If we are to act lawfully then we must use the words according to their creative purposes. God has lowered Himself by implanting His desires in us in the law, covenants etc. As we pronounce the 6 axioms we are drawn into the mystery of Gods desires. Our mind, emotion, and will are consumed in the lawful reality of these pronouncements.  The reality of law is understanding who God is and who we are. The pronouncements unite our desires with Gods in creating His kingdom.

We must be taught to live in mystery. Gods works in the simplicity of speaking creation into existence. The government of God according to His perfect law is established in this simplicity. We put all of our confidence in pronouncing the recreation of all things. We must learn to react to the events in our lives by pronouncing the success and the defense of Gods law, covenants etc. We oppose our own lust in the pronouncement of  the curse, longing for good things by speaking the covenants and promises, opposing our enemies by speaking the law, ordering our speech by speaking the logic of the 6 axioms, learning to trust in illumination in being comfortable in this mysterious communication.