God Burns Time

Monday, July 04, 2005

Romans 9:20, Why have You made me like this?

Do we the pots ask the Potter why we are made like we are made? Let's go beyond, do we ask why the Potter uses the methods that He uses?

Why did you let that happen?
Why don't you do this this way?
Why not use this shortcut?

It sounds ludicrous, because it is insanity. But we spend so much time immersed in this insanity, telling God how He should work. Telling Him that we love Him, that we trust Him, that He is all-knowing and that He is all-powerful...and this give Him this litany of stuff they He should do for us. It would seem more often than not, if we were honest with ourselves, the prevailing reason we even praise Him is because we think we can somehow manipulate Him or appease Him. We think we can stroke His ego and have Him mold us and our circumstances in such a way to our liking, understanding, and lust.