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"They do not know nor do they understand;
They walk about in darkness;
All the foundations of the earth are shaken."
-Psalm 82:5
Earlier in the week I wrote on repetition, and how with repetition, we can more clearly see change. The space of time between the New Testament and the Old Testament is sometimes called the "silent years". God did not give man any words to put down. During this time, the land of God's people was invaded by Romans. It was oppressive and dark. I imagine for the people living in it, the dark felt repetitious and never ending.
“He reveals mysteries from the darkness
And brings the deep darkness into light."
Job 12:22
The world, in Genesis was designed perfect. There was nothing wrong, sad, bad, tragic or misunderstood. But humans were there, and God loved us enough to let us fail. To not be a puppeteer. What He did do, was set a standard. One that would let us remain close to Him, one that would give us the fullest life, and the most joy. But we fell to the lies of the Deceiver, and decided that what God was really doing was being selfish. In that action we brought on pain and suffering.
"For behold, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the LORD will rise upon you And His glory will appear upon you."
- Isaiah 60:2
Imagine for a moment that you are a parent. You set up a rule for your children. You tell them that they can play anywhere they want within the fence that surrounds your yard, but to never go outside the gate. You see what the children don't. Outside the gate is a busy road with cars, that could harm your child. But then the child decides that you are depriving them of something great beyond the fence, and venture out anyway. There is no way to reverse that move. Your child is in the road and the cars are coming. Are you going to weep that your child ignored you and is going to be hurt? Or are you going to sprint into the road and save your child? Even to the point of pushing them out of the way of a car and taking the hit yourself?
"He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death
And broke their bands apart."
-Psalm 107:14
Once your child is safe and back in the yard, they are scared of the gate for a while, but then they get a little older, and think that now they can handle the road on their own and again venture out. No matter how much you learn, or how many times you try it, if you play in a road you will get hit. But every time you do, your parent will let you come home, and beg you to stay away.
"The people who walk in darkness,
have seen a great light."
- Isaiah 9:2
God watched us run into the road. He watched us fall and immediately started trying to save us. In the garden, or even as He was creating us, God made to bring us safely home. Jesus.
One man made a decision that brought darkness into our lives, and everyday we repeat that failure. War, famine, disease, terror, bad weather, it is all a part of the Fall. We live in this everyday, in darkness that can not be reconciled with the Light."For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:17-19
"The Light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not comprehend it."
- John 1:5
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