What
interests you? That is; what causes you to wonder, to imagine and
focus your attention on something that seems just out of the reach of
your understanding. That certain something that you know with
absolute certainty can not be true, but it is right
before your eyes. An enigma within a puzzle that is just out of
focus.
Well,
this picture fits the bill. Could these really be natural
phenomenons?
My
imagination says absolute yes, but reason says NO. There are things
in the Bible that fall into this category and this passage is but one
of them…
Matthew
5 ( Young’s
Literal Translation
)
[1] And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he
having sat down, his disciples came to him, [2] and having opened his
mouth, he was teaching them, saying:
[3] 'Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the
heavens.
[4] 'Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted.
[5] 'Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.
[6] 'Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because
they shall be filled.
[7] 'Happy the kind--because they shall find kindness.
[8] 'Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.
[9] 'Happy the peacemakers--because they shall be called Sons of God.
[10] 'Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake--because theirs
is the reign of the heavens.
[11] 'Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute,
and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake-- [12]
rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens,
for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
[13] 'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour,
in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except
to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.
[14] 'Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not
able to be hid; [15] nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the
measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the
house; [16] so let your light shine before men, that they may see
your good works, and may glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
I
know, I have referred to this passage repeatedly, but no matter how
many times I think about the beatitudes of Jesus, they make me feel
like the graphic above does. How does happiness and persecution make
sense (verse 11), and for that matter, happiness and poor in spirit
(verse 3)? To the rational mind, these are contradictory concepts.
But, if you really understand who Jesus is and what he taught, then
they make perfect sense, for behind his teachings is his close
relationship with God the Father, the unseen maker of the entire
universe.
Now,
getting back to those impossible stones – meet Michael Grab, the
man who does the incredible balancing acts of the picture at the top.
Visit https://www.gravityglue.com/blog/ to see more of his work. But, before you go there
– look at this picture:
Just
looking at the stones is not enough, you need to get to know the man
behind the work as well. Same concept for Jesus’ beatitudes- get to
know the unseen creator of all the universe and these difficult
sayings will begin to make sense to you. How? Open your Bible, study
and pray. After awhile enigmas will vanish!