None of us need much reminding that the world is broken: from chaos in our personal lives to headline disasters, we get the message! The Bible doesn’t shy away from our experience but explains the origin of the brokenness as the sinful rebellion of human beings in their rejection of the creator:
Right at the start Genesis describes how the world fell-apart. Yet the message of the Bible is that God has a rescue plan in the Lord Jesus, His death on a cross and resurrection from the dead, to bring us back to Himself. He promises a new, perfect world which will never be broken and where tears and sadness will be unknown.
In the meantime those who trust Him can know blessing in their own lives and be a blessing to the world around them:
Last Sunday morning we began a new series of studies in the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy. We are going to hear Moses set out what it meant in practice for those who received God’s blessing to live their lives in the relationship with Him.
Although we know the book as ‘Deuteronomy’ (which means second law) the better name is the Hebrew name which is the opening line of the first chapter:
“These are the words” (Deut 1:1)
It’s a great name because it encouraged them (and us) to pay attention to what God said.
As they listened and put into practice what the LORD said they found not only that they were blessed but so also were those around them.
In a broken world we desperately need to listen to the creator and do what he says. Will you open your Bible and “follow the makers instructions” for your life as you trust the Lord Jesus this week?
Spencer Shaw