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HE same God who made leviathan will also someday destroy
him. That would be a minor and inconsequential consideration except that we
realize that God knew He would have to destroy him even before He made him. On
the one hand, we could leave this question alone, because after all, God is God
and He can (and will) do whatever pleases Him, without needing to consult us
(Romans 9:20). On the other hand, the issue is raised a number of times in Holy
Writ, which means we should benefit from studying it (Romans 9:18-20).
Why then did God make any group of people, if He knew that
they would need severity dished out to them eventually (Isaiah 27:11)? There is
a major flaw in the very form of that question though. If our plight was the
thing of ultimate importance, then the concern might be legitimate, but this is
not the case. The glory, honor and pleasure of God are the things of significance
(consider Romans 9:17 & 21-23 & Proverbs 16:4). Rather than wasting
energy trying to redefine, deny or defy this unstoppable reality, we would all
do well to submit to it humbly. If we
will recognize and admit that we too deserve the same fate, then and only then
will we find access to a glorious escape that indeed thrills the heart of God (2nd
Peter 3:9).
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