9 Feb 2018
Can God create a rock so heavy that even he cannot lift
it? It’s a question meant to demonstrate
what’s called the “omnipotence paradox.”
The paradox being: If God really is all-powerful, is there anything he
cannot do? Is there anything which God
does not have ultimate power over? And
the answer is supposed to be No.
But there might be one thing: the human heart. We heard that after Jesus healed the deaf
man, “he ordered [the people] not to tell anyone. But...the more he ordered them not to, the more
they proclaimed it.” In the psalm we
hear: “My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not...if only my
people would hear me.”
It’s a breathtaking thing—to realize that the human heart can
easily overrule the will of God. God’s
voice can easily be pushed aside by our own voice. It’s breathtaking, and it can be downright
scary to realize we have that kind of power.
But God has entrusted that power—that freedom, to us.
May we use our freedom of heart...wisely. May we use it for the good, being humble
instruments and faithful friends of our God.
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