As I write this blog I’m riding in the car with my boys who are watching a movie about Hercules.  My center child, Bill, is a Greek mythology expert who can talk for hours about the intricacies of Zeus, his children, and all of his brothers and sisters.  I’m not sure why he is so fascinated with these mythical beings, but something jumps out at me every time he brings them up; they are gods with the weaknesses and shortcomings of men.

It is as if their creators knew a higher power existed, but in an effort to relate they attributed to him or her human frailty and self-centeredness.  These gods lusted, stole, murdered, envied, and committed heinous acts in the name of self-fulfillment.  In short, they had the power to act on every evil desire and carry out any despicable plan a reprobate mind could concoct. It should come as no surprise their followers lived in a constant state of fear and anxiety in their daily lives. 

In contrast, the God revealed to us in the Bible is described as holy. 1 Samuel 2:2 states, “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.”  He is set apart and nothing in heaven above or on the earth below is like Him.  God does not lust or steal.  Nor is He tempted to murder or carry out acts of revenge.  We should be comforted we serve a God who is not like us; fickle, bitter, angry, or driven by emotion.

In fact, He loves us with a perfect love which you and I cannot possibly understand in all of its fullness until we are in His presence. Romans 5:8 states, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” I am humbled that the creator of the universe desires to have a relationship with me regardless of my failures; past, present, and future.