12/02/2022

Jeroboam soon is aware of the power of the Temple which draws his subjects away from him. The Levite priesthood still has the religious authority so the king follows the way of all Old Testament apostates and revives the gods of the "high places". 

Today I and others are reading this passage and trying to understand the ways of God. The freedom we have in his creation soons captivates us and we continue to push out the boundaries of our knowledge and power.

We humans' are strong with the abilities given to us by our Creator. Success in our society is marked by wealth and the respect of others and it could be said to me that I am beavering away at this keyboard because of my failure in society. My lack of wealth and power  is being compensated for by my creation of an idea of rewards afer death.

I look at that point of view objectively and know that the material of our universe is not out of a random mixture of atoms and molecules but all of it is a creation by You our God. The purpose of Creation is to show us in our human freedom that it is your Love that must be accepted and adhered to.

Man's golden calves and ideas are not to be worshipped but to be known as the nothing that they are for it is only You who are , Father Son and Holy Spirit.

Dear Lord who kept us as survivors during the dark days of our births, keep us in your care as we walk towards the end and let us come to know the perfection of your Love and leave this world knowing that you will care for those who live with the same genes as ours  after us. My prayers are known to you without words my Lord and my God.