vessels of mercy

when i look out into this world what do my eyes behold?

a revelation of God's character and the truth begins to unfold

angels in radiant glory all surrounding His throne

all assembled for one purpose and for one purpose alone

God, clearly visible yet still not fully known

creation anticipating as they inwardly groan

for the revelation of God's character, for it to be shown

through the blood of the Savior and by it to atone

the vessels of mercy on which is the demonstration of His love

for prior to, there was no knowledge of such an amazing love

only rumors and myths and legends herewith

for love, mercy, justice, righteousness, and kindness are qualities inherent within God

but without a demonstration just an empty, meaningless, baseless facade

for how can you know what kindness is without it being shown

or righteousness and justice without a hell for sinners to be thrown 

that before lucifer fell, creation did not know

what God's perfect justice was until judgment was shown

made clear for all creation to now see

that God is just and so all must agree

but this story on it continues

for there is still much more that will enthuse

and make creation shout for joy 

so continue to incline your ears and let your hearts be filled with joy

for the revelation of His character did not end merely with judgment

but continues with, for us, a greater adornment

for He chose to show mercy to adam and eve

although they sinned and God's heart they did grieve

but He went down to their level and made for them clothes

even though they disobeyed and willfully opposed

but even in mercy one thing remains clear

sin cannot just be pardoned and thus we are brought to fear

for although God can overlook for a time being

His justice demands and creation agreeing

that all who sin must be brought to trial

or else His holy name and character be completely defiled

and thus we are brought to a seeming contradiction

for how can a holy, righteous, and just God just pardon our felonious conviction

and it is here my friends that we see the greatest depiction

of who God is through His only begotten Son's crucifixion

but let us elaborate on this before moving on

on this Christ and the injustices all but foregone

for although being God, He did not consider equality with God something to be grasped

but humbled himself to the form of a bondservant, obedient to death, even on a cross

born in a filthy manger, to a poor peasant family

not of affluence or privilege or any other thing to which we esteem

thirty years of life for three years of ministry

sinless and perfect by every standard and decree

but forsaken and abandoned by not only His people

but those closest to Him, even His very own disciples

beaten, flogged, spit on and robbed

of His dignity, His deity, His majesty, and beauty

but the fulfillment of God's wrath was not found in these things

but we must look further beyond mere superficial things

and thus we now find ourselves kneeling before the tree

looking upon His nail pierced hands and the Lord making His plea

"my God, my God, why have you forsaken me"

for as it says in isaiah chapter 53

that it pleased the Lord to crush Him

not the romans, not the jews, not the whips, or the nails or the cross, or even the crown of thorns

but as it says, that IT PLEASED THE LORD TO CRUSH HIS OWN SON

and this my friends is the righteous and just love of our Father

what He demonstrated to creation that they would no longer ponder

the mystery of the ages now made plain for all to see

the angels in heaven falling to their faces because of you and me

for our salvation was not an end but actually a means

for God to reveal His love so that all creation may see

let me further elaborate this point

that from all of creation God chose us to be

the object to receive His incomprehensible love and mercy

not angles or stars or heavenly hosts

but lowly dust, you and me, made for His boast

for it is in the revelation 

of God's character through demonstration 

that the entirety of creation

may come into deeper realization

of His infinite and immeasureable character and worth

filling all of creation from heaven to earth

but wait my brothers and sisters gathered here this day

there is still some more of this truth you must hear today

for there is still much more left to this amazing story

and in it you will understand more of our Father's glory

for the day we leave this earth to enter heaven’s door

we will fully understand the purpose to which we were created for

creation waiting in great anticipation

asking themselves what God will do for this holy nation

a nation composed of all those who overcame

by the blood of the lamb and the testimony of His glorious Name

these vessels of mercy refined through the fire

of trial and persecution unto the Lord’s sovereign desire

then, all of a sudden, God comes arrayed in His infinite glory and splendor and majesty

and begins to pour out an immeasurable amount of love, and grace, and kindness, and blessing, and favor upon us which causes us to fall to our faces and begin to worship

and now, the rest of creation witnesses firsthand this demonstration of God’s love and then also proceed to fall to their faces exclaiming “only God can do such a thing”

and say that we were to sleep and wake the next day, the entire process starts again, with creation looking intently at us asking themselves, what is God gonna to do for these vessels of mercy today. and then God, comes in His infinite glory and splendor and majesty and begins to pour out even more love, and grace, and kindness, and blessing, and favor and then we along with the rest of creation, fall to our faces in worship exclaiming “only God can do such a thing”

that heaven is basically a place where we will, for all of eternity, dwell in, comprehend, and receive, the infinite love of God, that each passing day far exceeds the day that came before it and this for all of eternity, to search out God’s love forever and ever.

so you see our salvation was not an end but actually a means

for God to reveal His love so that all creation may see

that from all of creation God chose us to be

the object to receive His incomprehensible love and mercy

not angels or stars or heavenly hosts

but lowly dust, you and me, made for His boast

for it is in the revelation 

of God's character through demonstration 

that the entirety of creation

may come into deeper realization

of His infinite and immeasureable character and worth

filling all of creation from heaven to earth

and so, i leave you all with one last question

will you not come and worship this king of glory?

The one who by His own blood wrote for you this very story?

Will you not come and worship this king

and surrender not just your words but everything

for He is worthy of much more than we can ever hope to bring, not because He gives gifts, blessings, or even salvation, 

but because He, is the sovereign Lord, the almighty God, and the everlasting King