LEARNING DAILY

 

Jeremiah 10:6-7, No one is like You, O Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power. Who should not revere You, O King of the nations? Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.

 

We just finished watching the third season of a series called The Chosen. It tells of the ministry of Jesus Christ. It also tells a story about the disciples, their lack of faith, their amazement and wonder at seeing the miracles He performed, and their misunderstanding (or lack of understanding) His true purpose and His teachings. I am thinking of taking a day each week to research each disciple and pass on what I find thinking it might be of interest to you and to see their struggles walking side by side with the Messiah. The portrayal of Jesus has been quite interesting to see. I have had to smile, even laugh, at the humanity of Jesus that has been shown. Seeing Him laugh as He enjoyed the company of His disciples and people has made me reflect on the knowledge that He was human, yet God. His smile at the healing of a person has made me smile. His acknowledgement of a cross has reminded me of His mission to provide the only way to His Father in heaven. His dealing with the misunderstanding of His disciples has made me consider the need to be patient with those I think should be further down the narrow way than when they first stepped on to it by the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

When I read Jeremiah’s prayer above, I thought there is no one like the Lord. Yet, people looked to their worthless idols, made of wood and stone and had no power at all. During The Chosen I kept thinking that there is no one like the Lord. He is awesome and no one, nothing is like Him in any way. The fulfillment of every prophetic utterance about the Messiah was fulfilled by Jesus. His miraculous birth cannot be said about any other prophet, teacher, good man or anything else He has been called. His power and might has never been duplicated by another.

 

People may have wealth, power, position and even knowledge of things, but there is nothing that compares to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, of truly understanding who He is and what He has done for whosoever believes in Him and the cross He took in our place. The Jewish people in the Old Testament, God’s Chosen people chose to be like the nations of the world; they wanted a king instead of King Jesus to lead them. They wanted to do the things of God but also worshipped the ways of men and their idols.

 

There were not many people in the Israel of Jeremiah’s day and there are not many in our day who fear God. What a shame as those who are called by His name – Christians – should reverence Him and be in awe of Him because that is what is due Him.  As Jeremiah said there is no one like the Lord! He said to look at the nations. Look at the leaders of the nations. Look at the “supposedly” wise in the world. As high and mighty as they are, they pale in comparison to power and might of God! What a day it will be when all will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord! Better get ready and better stay ready for that day may be soon!