All Things Waiting for Resurrection

Why is everything waiting on us and our resurrection? Well let me start with we are the pinnacle of God’s creation.

²⁷So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.”

— Genesis 1:26-27 (ESV)

We were created to “have dominion” over all of God’s creation. He would not have placed us there had we not been the top of His creation. So it only makes sense that the rest of creation is waiting on us to be resurrected and they will them be also.

I know, that seems to be a lot of responsibility. Yes, it is. But here’s the thing. We were created for this role by God and if there is one thing that I know to be true, He would not give us the responsibility for something that we were not prepared to take on. Jesus sent out the disciples to to spread the gospel and heal the sick. The did not have “formal” training in those things, but they were sent as He knew they were ready. We are sent out to “make disciples of all nations” and frankly, I don’t have any “formal” training in doing so, but He knows we are up to the task. All of creation knows that we “have dominion” and therefore creation is waiting eagerly for us to be revealed.

“¹⁹For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.” and “²³And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.” – Romans 8:19 & 23 (ESV)

Creation waits on us as we were created for it. And when we are resurrected, we will be revealed as made in the image of God, the pinnacle of His creation. All of creation will look to us for guidance and with awe once again as we take on the role that God created and prepared us for.

What is you view of all of creation waiting on our resurrection? Do you see this as a point of apprehension? What if you looked back to know that all of creation is waiting on you as you were made for the role by God as the pinnacle of His creation?

Be His Instrument

I am His workmanship, created in His image and the pinnacle of the creation of God. I am pleasing to His eye and am counted as precious and treasure to Him. Yet, I am also His instrument to get the work done.

“’¹³I have stirred him up in righteousness,

and I will make all his ways level;

he shall build my city

and set my exiles free,

not for price or reward,’”

says the Lord of hosts.”

— Isaiah 45:13 (ESV)

Still studying in Isaiah this morning and the passage is titled in my English Standard Version Bible, “Cyrus, God’s Instrument”. Even in the one verse above, I am reminded that I am cared for by God and lead to righteousness for His pleasure, and yet I am not just to sit and bask in the glory that is the LORD, I have work to do as His hands. I am the instrument doing the physical work. I am here demonstrating the glory of the LORD. I am here doing all that He has instructed me to ensure that His glory is shone around the world. And, it all started in the beginning.

“²⁶Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’” and “¹⁵The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.” – Genesis 1:26 & 2:15 (ESV)

You see, I am not alone in being created to do the work of God. We all were. We were made to manage the work in this world for our LORD. He created us to work and keep all else that He had created. We are not just His instrument, but were created to be such. And all not because we are paid or receive something in return (see end of Isaiah 45:13 above) but for His glory to be shone in this world that others might realize and experience His glory.

I am the instrument of God. I am doing His work in this world that I am assigned. It is not always glamorous nor will I see reward in it now. But, I am doing it for His glory and that others will get to realize and experience and come to His glory.

What are your thoughts as to being the instrument of God? Do you take on things to get something of value in return? What if you were to just be the instrument of God that you were created to be, knowing that your reward is in heaven?