And We Beheld His glory

Truth has a name and finds its foundations in the infinite personal Being. That is why the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Life cannot make sense if we do not build on the right foundation. Moving off the foundation onto shifting sands is the regression of reason outlined in Romans 1:18-32. It begins with a diminished view of God. To not glorify Him as God is to marginalize Him in our thinking, then “I” become bigger and more important, longing for a god that I can manipulate in order to satisfy my own appetites with a propensity to focus on what I deserve and what I don’t have. This is what King Herod did.

Discontentment follows a small view of God. All good things are from God, but are we willing to use His gifts and not thank Him for them? If we take them for granted as the Jews did, we demand their continuance. This disposition of ingratitude develops character in the direction of self-gratification which is ultimately empty and unsatisfying. When all I have to live for is myself, the only end I can expect is despair.

When the Person is evicted from my heart and mind, then my house becomes dark and empty, full of unwelcomed creatures. When the infinite Creator is diminished or denied then all that is left for me to reference is matter; life becomes a sensual pursuit, and if all is only matter than how does anything really matter?

What have you done with truth? Remember that the foundation of reality is Personal. Truth has a name. Engage His communication and delight in it. Your end will be delighting in Him as the Magi did – the very purpose for which you were designed.


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