I remember seeing President George W. Bush’s
daughter Jenna on a talk show while her dad was still in office. The talk show
host said something like, “So you could just call him up right now?” And the
daughter took out her cell phone, punched a number, and started talking to the
President of the United States. Pretty amazing.
What I mean is, sometimes I take for granted that my
Friend is also, well, God!
Like the other day, I was reading the last part of
Matthew 6 where Jesus taught about not being anxious, and how God provides for
us. He said, "And why are you
anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin,yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these" (vv. 28-29).
So I thought, Hmmm. Wonder how Jesus knew what
Solomon’s glory was like? And then it hit me, Because He was there.
Solomon lived over 900 years before Jesus’ sojourn
in Galilee, but of course He knew Solomon intimately - his clothing, what he
had for breakfast, and his thoughts at any given moment.
Jesus often made seemingly offhand comments that
reveal His deity and eternality and sovereignty.
"I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven" (Luke
10:18). Before recorded history, before the creation of this planet, Jesus
watched Lucifer’s rebellion, a mutiny that impacts every person who has ever
lived.
Or how about this one: "Your father Abraham rejoiced
that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad." So the Jews said to him, “You
are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” "Before Abraham was, I
am" (John 8:57-58). Remember, Abraham lived over 1400 years before Jesus’
incarnation!
It’s a great comfort to have a Savior who is so kind
and approachable. But it makes it even more wonderful when you
realize He has been watching over us and keeping us for Himself since the
foundation of the world.
