“After everyone had gone a long
time without food, Paul stood before them and said, ‘You should have listened
to me and not have sailed from Crete; then we would have avoided all this
damage and loss. But now I beg you, take courage! Not one of you will lose your
life; only the ship will be lost. For last night an angel of the God to whom
I belong and whom I serve came to me and said, Don't be afraid, Paul! You
must stand before the Emperor. And God in his goodness to you has spared the
lives of all those who are sailing with you.’ So take courage, men! For I trust
in God that it will be just as I was told. But we will be driven ashore on some
island.” (Acts 27:21-26)
The God to whom I belong and whom I
serve
I cannot read this line in the 27th
chapter of the Book of Acts without thinking of the cross. I realize the casual
reader of the passage might understandably ask, “What are you talking about?” Or
he or she might comment, “I don’t see it.”
Well, my friends, notice the shape of
the cross.
A vertical beam reaching upwards to
the sky which held the trunk of Christ’ body securely in place. And a
horizontal beam upon which His left and right arms were extended, and to which
His wrists were nailed.
The God to whom I belong and whom I
serve
The vertical beam (and the first
portion of the verse) speak to our relationship with God. And I think it was no
mistake that this wooden standard was shaped this way.
The horizontal beam (and the second
portion of the verse) speak to our relationship with other members of the human
race. And I think it was no mistake that the cross beam was shaped the way it
was.
The God to whom I belong and whom I
serve
Both the foregoing biblical passage,
and the shape of the cross speak of our relationship with God, and our
relationship with mankind.
The God to whom I belong and whom I
serve
Our relationship with and our love for
our heavenly Father requires that we develop relationships with, and extend our
love towards, and serve our fellow human beings.
by William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from (Mc)Donald's Daily Diary. Vol. 86. Copyright PendingIf you wish to copy, share or save, please include the credit line, above
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