when i look out into this world what do my eyes behold? a revelation of Gods character and the truth begins to unfold angels in radiant glory all surrounding His throne all assembled for one purpose and for one purpose alone God, clearly visible yet still not fully known creation anticipating as they inwardly groan for the revelation of Gods character, for it to be shown through the blood of the Savior and by it to atone the vessels of mercy on which is the demonstration of His love for prior to, there was no knowledge of such an amazing love only rumors and myths and legends herewith for love, mercy, justice, righteousness, and kindness are qualities inherent within God but without a demonstration just an empty, meaningless, baseless facade for how can you know what kindness is without it being shown or righteousness and justice without a hell for sinners to be thrown that before lucifer fell, creation did not know what Gods perfect justice was until judgment was shown made clear for all creation to now see that God is just and so all must agree but this story on it continues for there is still much more that will enthuse and make creation shout for joy so continue to incline your ears and let your hearts be filled with joy for the revelation of His character did not end merely with judgment but continues with, for us, a greater adornment for He chose to show mercy to adam and eve although they sinned and Gods heart they did grieve but He went down to their level and made for them clothes even though they disobeyed and willfully opposed but even in mercy one thing remains clear sin cannot just be pardoned and thus we are brought to fear for although God can overlook for a time being His justice demands and creation agreeing that all who sin must be brought to trial or else His holy name and character be completely defiled and thus we are brought to a seeming contradiction for how can a holy, righteous, and just God just pardon our felonious conviction and it is here my friends that we see the greatest depiction of who God is through His only begotten Sons crucifixion but let us elaborate on this before moving on on this Christ and the injustices all but foregone for although being God, He did not consider equality with God something to be grasped but humbled himself to the form of a bondservant, obedient to death, even on a cross born in a filthy manger, to a poor peasant family not of affluence or privilege or any other thing to which we esteem thirty years of life for three years of ministry sinless and perfect by every standard and decree but forsaken and abandoned by not only His people but those closest to Him, even His very own disciples beaten, flogged, spit on and robbed of His dignity, His deity, His majesty, and beauty but the fulfillment of Gods wrath was not found in these things but we must look further beyond mere superficial things and thus we now find ourselves kneeling before the tree looking upon His nail pierced hands and the Lord making His plea my God, my God, why have you forsaken me for as it says in isaiah chapter 53 that it pleased the Lord to crush Him not the romans, not the jews, not the whips, or the nails or the cross, or even the crown of thorns but as it says, that IT PLEASED THE LORD TO CRUSH HIS OWN SON and this my friends is the righteous and just love of our Father what He demonstrated to creation that they would no longer ponder the mystery of the ages now made plain for all to see the angels in heaven falling to their faces because of you and me for our salvation was not an end but actually a means for God to reveal His love so that all creation may see let me further elaborate this point that from all of creation God chose us to be the object to receive His incomprehensible love and mercy not angles or stars or heavenly hosts but lowly dust, you and me, made for His boast for it is in the revelation of Gods character through demonstration that the entirety of creation may come into deeper realization of His infinite and immeasurable character and worth filling all of creation from heaven to earth but wait my brothers and sisters gathered here this day there is still some more of this truth you must hear today for there is still much more left to this amazing story and in it you will understand more of our Fathers glory for the day we leave this earth to enter heavens door we will fully understand the purpose to which we were created for creation waiting in great anticipation asking themselves what God will do for this holy nation a nation composed of all those who overcame by the blood of the lamb and the testimony of His glorious Name these vessels of mercy refined through the fire of trial and persecution unto the Lords sovereign desire then, all of a sudden, God comes arrayed in His infinite glory and splendor and majesty and begins to pour out an immeasurable amount of love, and grace, and kindness, and blessing, and favor upon us which causes us to fall to our faces and begin to worship and now, the rest of creation witnesses firsthand this demonstration of Gods love and then also proceed to fall to their faces exclaiming only God can do such a thing and say that we were to sleep and wake the next day, the entire process starts again, with creation looking intently at us asking themselves, what is God gonna to do for these vessels of mercy today. and then God, comes in His infinite glory and splendor and majesty and begins to pour out even more love, and grace, and kindness, and blessing, and favor and then we along with the rest of creation, fall to our faces in worship exclaiming only God can do such a thing that heaven is basically a place where we will, for all of eternity, dwell in, comprehend, and receive, the infinite love of God, that each passing day far exceeds the day that came before it and this for all of eternity, to search out Gods love forever and ever. so you see our salvation was not an end but actually a means for God to reveal His love so that all creation may see that from all of creation God chose us to be the object to receive His incomprehensible love and mercy not angels or stars or heavenly hosts but lowly dust, you and me, made for His boast for it is in the revelation of Gods character through demonstration that the entirety of creation may come into deeper realization of His infinite and immeasurable character and worth filling all of creation from heaven to earth and so, i leave you all with one last question will you not come and worship this king of glory? The one who by His own blood wrote for you this very story? Will you not come and worship this king and surrender not just your words but everything for He is worthy of much more than we can ever hope to bring, not because He gives gifts, blessings, or even salvation, but because He, is the sovereign Lord, the almighty God, and the everlasting King _________________ Will
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