The link between the past an the future is the God who does not change. I always wondered, How is it that Abraham and others who heard God’s voice were so sure that God had spoken that they were willing to do great, unimaginable things. Even when He did not reveal Himself in any other way, but His word. Packer’s assurance that God is the same, unchangable in His ways can still be aprehended today just as He was by Abraham and the prophets, etc. The conviction that God would rescue a king facing overwhelming odds in a battle and seeing that come true, is a conviction that I want, too.
Then in chapter eight, the majesty of God was tremendously inspiring. I liked this quote: Living becomes an awesome business when you realizeThat you spend every moment of your life in the sight and the company of an omniscient and omnipresent Creator. It reminds me of C.S.Lewis’ remark that we are all eternal beings. It just gives me a different perspetive on how I view life. And then the series of Packer’s “Behold your God!” brings the song by that name to mind.
… Behold our God, seated on his throne
Come, let us adore him
Behold our king, nothing can compare
Come, let us adore him
It is translated into French, too. Prosterne, adorons-le!
