{"id":2207,"date":"2023-11-06T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T05:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collegiatedisciplemaker.com\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2023-11-06T23:50:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T05:50:18","slug":"god-delegates-why-dont-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegiatedisciplemaker.com\/god-delegates-why-dont-you\/","title":{"rendered":"God Delegates, Why Don\u2019t You?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Maria von Trapp would say, \u201cLet\u2019s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.\u201d Open up to the first few pages in your Bible and you\u2019ll see that delegation was one of the purposes <\/em>for pre-fall humanity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We read in Genesis 2 that one of God\u2019s purposes for Adam was to take care of the Lord\u2019s Garden. The Lord delegated this task to Adam. Next, we see the Lord delegate on behalf of Adam by creating his helper, <\/em>Eve. Finally, we recognize that the Lord had delegated to Adam, Eve, and their descendants the task of being caretakers of the planet and everything on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the Lord took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it (Gen. 2:15).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Then the Lord God said, \u201cIt is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him\u201d (Gen. 2:18).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/em>God blessed them; and God said to them, \u201cBe fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth\u201d (Gen. 1:28-29).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s jump from the beginning to the end. Turn to the last pages in your Bible, and you\u2019ll see that delegation is one of the purposes <\/em>for <\/em>God\u2019s angels. Angels are tasked with the prep work for the consummation of the Kingdom foretold in Revelation. Angels are serving in the work of the Lord in nearly every instance that they are mentioned in Scripture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We jumped all the way from Genesis to Revelation to make this point: delegation is present throughout the entirety of Scripture, from first page to last. Here are a few familiar examples from the pages in between,<\/p>\n\n\n\n