It has been said that the Hebrew people were the only ancient people who believed that time itself is “linear”; it has a beginning, a middle, and an end. All other ancient people believed that time is cyclical, exhibited in the seasons of the year, and the positions of the sun, moon, and stars.

The Scriptures give us a picture of God as being the Lord of time: “I will return at the appointed time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” (Genesis 18:14) The act of the creation of the whole earth is the “beginning” of the word of God as He speaks into existence the light and the sky and the continents, the plants and trees; and as He counted the days, He created the water teeming with living creatures, and on land the creatures according to their kind. (Genesis1:24) On the sixth day He created one creature in His own image,to be followed by a mate for that creature: a man and a woman. Each creation was “timed” so that the man could name all the other creatures.

The ancient Greeks believed in a whole pantheon of gods and goddesses. The Romans adopted may of them, and added their own. The Greek and Roman gods were created in the images of their own inventors. Their lives and exploits were both natural and supernatural, and their dispositions were capricious and arbitrary.

In the days of King Hezekiah of Judah, God answered the king”s prayer through His prophet Isaiah: Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it. In days of old I planned it; now I have brought it to pass. ( 2 Kings 19:25) God rescued the city of Jerusalem in a dramatic way. In these words God displayed His plans and His character. Nothing that happened was beyond His notice and even His control. He lives in Eternity, yet created the time in which we live. He is the opposite of all other gods, the Father of both time and eternity. The God who lives in eternity knows all the creatures that live in time.

In a time carefully chosen by God, He sent His son , who would create the bridge between time and eternity. Jesus brought us the stunning assurance: I am the Resurrection and the Life . The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. (John 11:25) He whose love is immeasurable, died so that he could share with us his Father’s eternity.

Love in Him,

Prue