God, Who Created All Things By Jesus Christ.

Eph 3:9  And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ

The Fellowship of the Mystery--

--from the beginning of the world has been hid in God-- who created ALL things by Jesus Christ.

Yesterday we talked a bit about our Savior being with God from the beginning, and about our Savior being with God throughout the entire Old Testament.  We talked about our Savior being a part of every decision made by God the Father. We recognize that when our Savior took on flesh and was the living embodiment of God on earth He was representing His Father, doing the will of the Father, a will HE agreed with in every way. We know that Jesus' death did away with the ceremonial laws and such that were put in place prior to His death which took away all that was there pointing to the ultimate sacrifice. Jesus expounded on the moral law that HE and HIS FATHER enacted on Mount Sinai. Jesus brought to the surface the LOVE in the LAW that had been stripped away for traditions of men. Keeping the law in every point wasn't enough- unless there is LOVE in the law you keep.  Jesus said this--

Mat 19:16  And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 

Mat 19:17  And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 

Mat 19:18  He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 

Mat 19:19  Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 

Mat 19:20  The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 

Mat 19:21  Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 

The one who came to Jesus wanting eternal life asked what he could do and was told to keep the commandments- the MORAL LAW. The man asked which commandment and Jesus clearly told him the moral commandments. And the man replied that he'd kept that moral law from his youth until now, and he wanted to know what he lacked.  Jesus answered telling him to sell what he has and give to the poor, so the man's treasure would be in heaven, not on earth. And Jesus added- "come and follow me."

The love of the law- the first four are about loving God, the last six about loving our fellow man.  Loving our fellow man goes beyond not harming him and Jesus taught this because the people didn't realize how important it was to love each other and God. 

I could tell you all about my mother and her loving nature, but my words aren't guarantees you would understand the depths of her love, feel her love, comprehend her love wholly.  However, if you could have known my mother when she was still alive you would have been able to meet her, to know her, and understand her loving nature.  When Jesus came to us in flesh He allowed us to KNOW Him and His loving nature.  Jesus was with God in the BEGINNING - creating all things, Jesus with God always.

Knowing that Jesus was with God during each command to rise up and kill - has to make us realize that our God truly acted out of love, a love we can't comprehend in a mystery.

As I mentioned yesterday I believe that God will give eternal life to all innocent people- from the youngest to the oldest. God knows the hearts of all who die. If a pagan worshipping idols ignorant of the One True God and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, God knows. We look upon the lives lost as if the tragedy of death is horrific, and it can be. We hear of all sorts of tragic deaths, more and more lives taken in awful ways, and yet no matter how awful the death is, no matter how many mothers, fathers, children, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers are left behind after one of those tragic deaths, what remains is the truth. The truth of our Savior's love. The truth that death is but a sleep for those who are His. And we can have the HOPE that all of those who die- our loved ones, and strangers, as well as all in-between are God's because it is NOT our right to decide who belongs to Him and who doesn't. We can have HOPE, and our HOPE is in Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior, and eternal life through HIM who has been from everlasting to everlasting.