CAN WE “COMMAND” THE ALMIGHTY?

Many have the strong opinion that they can command the Almighty!

However, when we think about this matter carefully, we will come to an understanding that this opinion cannot stand!

We must first realise that the Almighty is Creator of all that exist and that we are creatures. We ought to be ever grateful that the Almighty in His Love had even permitted that the knowledge about He the Creator be carefully brought to us by helpers chosen for this purpose over a long period of time.

Just like the clay cannot question a potter as to the design of the pots the potter is making, we as creatures are not in a position to argue with our Maker.

Instead of this let us realise with thanks that the Almighty has placed into His Creation, the laws that guides, helps and protects us. In the operation of these laws, our welfare is assured and each of us can move about and enjoy the abundance in this wonderful creation as a child at play in a beautiful garden. If indeed we learn to recognise these laws, our lives will be beautiful and we will have all that we need for our spiritual benefit which is actually what is important. These laws indeed work out what is of spiritual benefit for us and not what satisfies our selfish interest which are usually very short-sighted demands of material advantages.

If instead of learning and obeying the Creation laws, we proceed along the lines of always demanding from the Almighty what we consider as important, then we act in arrogance and some of us carry it as far as wanting to command the Creator.  This attitude is not credible as it is an attempt to put oneself above the laws of the Creator which actually rules the universe regardless of our opinions in this regard! The Grail Message compared this ambitious attitude towards our Creator to that of a toad standing before a high rock and wanting to order it to move out of its way.  Can man command the ocean, the sun or the moon? No doubt, attempting to command the Creator of all is audacious, extremely bold and arrogant to say the least.

The right attitude is to fit ourselves willingly into how Creation works through the laws of God.

Let us endeavour to recognise the laws of God as the ever-present help that we need and seek to understand them in humility. Then we shall be happy, devoid of empty demands and we will be able to serve the Lord Who had mercifully permitted us to come into existence!