No corner on truth. Ephesians 2:19-22, 1 Peter 2:6. Jesus Christ is called the Way, the Truth and the Light to name a few. Did you know that He is also called the 'Chief Corner Stone?' It is true. He is the chief stone of the whole. The dependency on the rest of the body lies directly with Him. If there were to be any flaw in Him, we would be helpless to an eternity fraught with unknown terrors. All the work that he wrought in us would have no foundation and no hope of staying together. We would in fact crumble.
Could you imagine if I was the corner stone? I have no confidence that I could provide for you, your loved ones or your other brothers in the Lord. This is why I called this blog 'no corner on truth.' If God is called Truth, then guess what, He is also that Corner that I am not. Because of this, I have supreme confidence that He holds me in the hollow of His hand and will never leave me, nor forsake me. I am no corner on truth. I am just one of His.
It is this knowledge that gives me confidence in death. I know that my earthly body must return to the dust of which it was made. But spiritually, I have no fear. Matthew 10:31 says, 'Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.' And Luke 2:10, 'And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 12:7 mentions our value to being more than sparrows and also makes mention that He numbers the very hairs on our heads and says once again, 'Fear not.'
Is it fair to say that He regards sparrows as a particularly pleasing fowl to Himself? Either way, it is still His creation. And He regards me as more valuable than the sparrows. From my point of view, all I am is one of His creations and I have value to Him. My Father sees me as worth something. What am I worth? The life of His only begotten Son. Don't you see how powerful that one Truth is?
The angel said, 'I bring you good tidings of great joy...' The non-believer has no understanding about this or thinks that the angel was wrong. 'Jesus died! What is the joy in that?' Pity those that say that, I do. Included in those 'tidings of great joy' was the death of Jesus Christ. It was God who gave that sacrifice - that perfect and eternal sacrifice. His death took away my judgement. And then He rose! I am so young in my study that I doubt that I know even a tenth of what His death and resurrection means, but I do know He knows me so much better than I do because He knows me so intimately that He knows the number of hairs on my head.
Look at Revelation 1:17 - 'And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:' The confidence that one could derive from just that one single verse is majestically profound. To know that He would touch me and speak with me, saying 'Fear not,' is astounding. My God would care so much for one so meager as I as to comfort me in my moments of fear. This can be applied even now, before we are with Him in glory. In times of reflection where a death has effected me, He has driven me to read His word. My grief is comforted. Or times where I am worried about finances, He guide me to Him and I realize I have no need to worry.
He is the first and the last. So what does that mean? In part I think it is applicable with Ecclesiastes 1:9, '...and there is no new thing under the sun.' What? The connection is that there is nothing new, because the Lord hath done ALL things, created ALL things. He has ordained the first and the last. And I don't believe that you can ordain the last at all if you do not ordain every bit of minutia from the first and through to the last. That is a tremendous amount of control for one to have. And God is the only one that I want to have that type of control. Because of that control, I can rest from worry, fear, anticipation or concern because He has it under control. Sure, we may not know what is in store for us, but when He tells us that He has done all things for our good, then even if it hurts me physically or causes my attitude to stray, it is for my benefit. Because in the end, 'He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last.'
Its a tremendous peace that He provides me at all times. My concerns are cleansed from me and my life has a clarity that no other thing can give me. I realize His ultimate importance. I grow in His love. My love for Him increases as well. Then I apply that further, and I love my wife more deeply than I ever though possible. I see my daughter and wash her with the love that Christ has given me. I see my parents and my in-laws, my brothers and my sisters and my friends and see that His love passes to them at the same time never, ever leaving me. Its permanence to the fullest degree. I pray that His will is to never let me stray from that love in Him.
Yours in Brotherly Love, Cam
-May our Lord Jesus Christ direct our steps and thoughts. We pray that any error in our discussion be removed from our own thoughts as we are taught that they are also removed from yours. We pray that within You, Lord, we continue to grow in Your infinite grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
