Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. And who, as I, shall call and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? The things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? Yea, there is no God; I know not any. Isaiah 44:6-8
In a courtroom of law the most important voice in that courtroom is that of a witness. They help the judge or jury make a determination on the outcome of that case. Their testimony is simply an account of what they saw, heard or experience.
There is a reason why mankind’s testimony of God is so important to Him. Although the Bible says in Psalm 8 that the moon, stars and all of creation declare the glory of God, there’s something very special about man’s witness of God. The psalmist asks the question, “What is it about man that Thou are mindful of him and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?” The Bible informs us that although mankind is not as powerful as an angel, yet God hast bestowed great honor upon him, making him to have dominion over the works of His hands and has put all things under his feet.
Lucifer, who was among the chief of angels and a member of heaven’s hierarchy, was not satisfied with simply being a high ranking angel in the house of God, but he desired to be worshipped like God, according to Isaiah 14:13. Well, this act of INSURRECTION led to Lucifer and a third of heaven’s angels to be kicked out of heaven. However, there was no plan of restoration that was put in place to restore these fallen angels, yet, when Adam and Eve rebelled against God and fell from grace, a Plan of Salvation had already been crafted by God to restore them.
Since God has little to no tolerance for sin, the error of Adam and Eve caused them to be dishonored and evicted from the Garden of Eden, but eventually, the Favor of God will be completely restored to mankind.
The question that I submit to you for your consideration is, “Why was mankind so special in the eyes of God, that He sacrificed His only begotten Son in order that we might be restored?” Yet, nothing was done to restore Lucifer and the fallen angels.
This asserts that mankind holds a special place in the heart of God. Psalms 139:14 says we are fearfully and wonderfully made. In Matthew 13:45 Jesus compares us to a Pearl of great price which had been loss, but now is found. The gospel of John 3:16 says that God so loved the world (mankind) that He gave His only begotten Son that we might have eternal life. In short, that we might be restored to our first estate.
So, as you can see, God has a very special love for mankind. Why? Because we were created in the image of God, after His likeness. It’s like a relationship between a parent and their child. Any conscious minded adult wants every child to fare well in life, but there’s a special bond you have with your own child. You make personal sacrifices to ensure that he or she has a good chance to succeed in this thing called life.
God is humanity’s heavenly Father or Parent and He has a special love for us that surpasses all human understanding. The only thing that God asks of us in return is to BELIEVE, BE THANKFUL and to BE A WITNESS for Him.
So in Isaiah 44:8, God says, “you are my witnesses.” God is counting on us to declare to others who God is and how much He loves them. We must do so with a sense of urgency because we have little time left. The Door of God’s grace is about to close.
In the Garden of Eden God judged sin and now that judgement is about to be carried out. Sin has been hiding out in the heart of mankind and holding us hostage since the beginning of time. But God devised a Way to free mankind from the bondage of sin. Right now, the door of God’s grace is still open and it has been open for over 2,000 years. During that time God has been giving mankind an Open Door of opportunity to avoid the impending judgement of sin. But that Open Door is swiftly closing. Once the Door of God’s grace closes, that’s it. Like Noah’s ark, once God closed the Door of the Ark, it could not be opened again until the appointed time by the hand of God.
If you are a child of God, your witness is very important. People are dying left and right entering into eternity without the Faith of God in their hearts and you may be the only witness they hear. Your witness is needed.
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