In These Things I Delight

Jeremiah 9

23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man

glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man

glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in

his riches:

24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that

he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the

LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and

righteousness, in the earth: for in these things

I delight, saith the LORD.


So, we have to come to the point where we

recognize that there are two parallel, yet

overlapping dimensions that we live in. There is

the kingdom of man and the kingdom of heaven.


One of the things that we see in scripture is

that the sphere of man's influence is limited by

the higher order and authority of heaven's rule.

It ought to be obvious. We have a grasp of the

concept of the infinite, but we experience life

in terms of our finite personal relationship to

everything else, all the while knowing that there

is more out there that we haven't yet

encountered.


Let me suggest that one of the common desires of

man is immortality. It's expressed in a variety

of ways. One of the more personal ways that we

experience it is in our fear or loathing of

death. We wish to be remembered. But we will

soon be forgotten. Do you know who lives on the

other side of your back yard? They are not

immortal either, but they will want to be buried

with a grave marker.


One of the greatest contradictions of modern myth

is the impersonal view of man. And the promoters

of myth also wish to create an impersonal god in

their own contradictory view. This lies at the

foundation of the myth of evolution. There is a

desperate desire to portray man and god as

totally impersonal. And it's apparent that it

has nothing to do with science. Science can't

answer the question of whether or not personality

exist. Only religion or myth can. Yet, in

everyday experience, we see first-hand that our

lives revolve around an axis of personal

interaction. If you're like me, you may not

enjoy all the personal interaction, but I can't

deny that it's a central aspect of my daily

activity.


You would think that these folks are clever

enough to see that they are playing a game that

they can't win -- the dogmatic evolutionists.

Everyday people can see right through the myth of

an impersonal creation, because they experience

life surrounded by other people. The human

experience is deeply personal. Dogmatic

assertions can't change the human experience.


Human experience and the rejection of mythology

doesn't automatically imply that the ancient text

of scripture is true. The testimony of history

verifies the truth of scripture.


Unless, of course, you believe the other fantasy

known as relativism. In that case history was

true for them but may not be for me. And we have

to then go back to the idea that the only

validation of truth is how we experience it. Or,

your truth is different from my truth. The

fantasy of relativism leads only to chaos and

confusion, the normal state of the kingdom of

man.


But science shows that there is order in the

universe, and there is very little room for

error. Misplace one character in a computer

program, for instance, and it just won't work.

How much more elaborate is the design of

biological life? It's another aspect of the

contradiction of modern myth. Even though it

masquerades as science, it is just the opposite.

The prophet Jeremiah got this message a long time

ago. He put it all in one simple statement. It

is glorious to know the nature of who the Lord

is, who man is and what the earth is. There is

an established order that will never be subject

to the whim of men's fantasy.


This passage implies that the things that really

matter are not wisdom, strength or riches (the

goals of 'evolution'), but rather a well ordered

relationship between man, his Creator and fellow

man. The Lord requires that there needs to be

recognition that the personal level is where we

find our true identity. Lovingkindness,

judgement and righteousness are aspects of

relationship to our Creator and fellow man.

You can see right away that the kingdom of man

has it all wrong.


Some suggest that we need a revolution. I'd

settle for a revelation, although revolution is

the more likely course of events, judging from

the past. The revelation will arrive at its

appointed time. The time is at hand.


Revelation 1

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which G-d gave

unto him, to shew unto his servants things which

must shortly come to pass; and he sent and

signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

2 Who bare record of the word of G-d, and of the

testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that

he saw.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear

the words of this prophecy, and keep those things

which are written therein: for the time is at

hand.