It is kind of scary to think that everything was created by God for His own purpose. Why is this scary? Because it means that God created some things for the purpose of destruction, or rather, He knew that they would be destroyed. Would you spend time on a masterpiece painting if you knew that it would some day, perhaps even in the near future, be totally destroyed?
When we think about God, we usually think about His "good qualities." God is the creator of all things. This means that all things come from Him, are subject to Him, and in some way are owned by Him. God is entitled to do whatever He wants with His things. It may not make sense, by a painter is perfectly within his own right to burn a masterpiece, because it is his. Keep in mind that God is not irrational, and that He does everything for a purpose. God's perspective on life, and death, are different from ours. The sooner we get that, the better. Because we belong to Him, He will defend us. F.F.Bruce elaborates on this point. "Whatever forces there are, of either kind, that hold human souls in bondage, Christ has shown Himself to be their Master, and those who are united to Him by faith need have no fear of them."
Christ is the divine Master of all things, and that includes us. But He is more than just our Master; He is our Friend, He is our Father, and He is our Lover. There are different expression of love in each of these relationships because that is who Christ is. He is the master, the conqueror, the victor who loves us on many different levels.
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