If you had all the power in the world, what would you do?
I would hope that I would think of some amazingly awesome things like curing cancer, healing all kinds of addiction, ending poverty and...the beauty pageant answer...bringing "world peace."
But my hunch is that I would also exude my new found power to take out my frustration on those people who embody some of my personal pet peeves or actual hatred. For example, I might instantly take away drivers' licenses from people who don't know how to merge on the freeway. I might instantly send people who confuse "your" and "you're" back to the first grade. And I would banish child molesters to Antarctica without food or water.
It is probably a good thing for everyone--especially bad drivers, poor spellers and child molesters--that I am not all-powerful (or working in law enforcement or education).
Thank God He's the one in control of this universe. I really like what this excerpt said about His character:
God is serious business.
He won't be trifled with.
He avenges his foes.
He stands up against his enemies, fierce and raging.
But God doesn't lose his temper.
He's powerful, but it's a patient power.
God doesn't give up on bad drivers. And as hard as it is for me to understand, He doesn't totally abandon child molesters. God is patient and forgiving. He gives us the power to choose repentance, but He is also just: we face consequences for our actions. The consequences may happen here on Earth or in Heaven, but eventually, we'll be accountable for our actions. God's patient power is part of His perfection.
Tomorrow: Habakkuk-Zephaniah
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