THE LENS OF GOD’S GREATNESS

I am to see the world through the lens of God’s greatness. This attribute of God is to give me perspective on my worldview. Here is an implication of God’s greatness, we may not have anticipated. Those who are not great in this world—and therefore powerless and needy—receive attention from this God who is great and without partiality.    In particular, those who were orphans, widows, and immigrants were often in want.

“For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing. Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.”  (‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭10:17-19‬)

There is the practical application of this principle and how we ought to respond to such people.  I recognize in our current political climate this is a polarizing statement. Without being detoured, let me say that I believe a nation must have borders and determine who its citizens are. God has established government to protect us, but we must also be wary lest our stand on principle become a matter of prejudice.

If we are children of God, then we should be as our Father.  We must recall the grace extended to us so we may extend it to others.  The Jews existed as a nation because God in His sovereignty opened up Egypt to them where they prospered.  By doing the same for these immigrants, they were reflecting God’s glory.

The reality is that none of us can add anything to God—we all might as well be orphans spiritually who need a Father to adopt us; we may as well be widows who need a Bridegroom to love us; we are strangers who need a King to welcome us.  This is what God does for us in the greatness of His grace.