Doug Van Pelt

GOING BACK TO GENESIS

Don has a great conclusion to this book (Through Painted Deserts), where he surmises:

"It is a wonder that those exposed to such beauty forfeit the great questions in the face of this miraculous evidence. I think again about this small period of grace, and thank God for it, that if only for a season, I could feel the why of life, see it in the metaphor of light, in the endlessness of the cosmos, in the miracle of friendship. And had these mountains the ability to reason, perhaps they would contemplate the beauty of humanity, and praise God For the miracle that each of us is, pondering the majesty of God and the wonder of man in one bewildering context."

I think the angels have this kind of wonder and praise for God. 1 Peter (10-12) says something beautiful:

Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.

I think, maybe, angels don't have grace. When they fall, they're fallen. I think, perhaps, it amazes them. If we could see an angel, we'd be amazed at their beauty and power. When they see us, which is all the time, I'm guessing, they're amazed at the grace God gives to us.

Wow.

Now I have to return this book from the friend that let me borrow it.

Posted by Doug Van Pelt at December 27, 2006 03:44 PM