The 4th Delegation of Authority (Poem, Part 1)

(See the series here)

First, second and third person voices,

Singular, plural grammar choices.

Universe multi-dimensional?

That’s quantum physics, debatable.

Some say, ‘Stick to what’s discernible!’

In faith, I’ll stick to what The Bible says.

This is what I see when on it I gaze:

By faith, it’s The Mind of Christ, synopsized.

Believe It, Become Love-Evangelized.

(B.I.B.L.E.)

It’s God’s message to humanity,
Encompassing all our history,
Summarizing life’s complexity:
Life, Internship for Eternity.
(L.I.F.E.)

Cloaked within its allegorical streams,

Is one message that to me loudly screams.

It spans the totality of life’s spectrum,

And thus informs the title of this poem.

To us, God intends quite decidedly,

Four Delegations of Authority. (DOA) ¹

They’re in His plan to reverse sin’s calamity,

And restore righteousness on Earth, sustainably.

Earth, created in a perfect, righteous state.

One perfect couple held the key to her fate.

Thus, God’s 1^st DOA to them was appointed.

And with it, by His power they were anointed.

DOA #1:

Jesus created Earth and in it, pre-pared a Garden. ²

He then created a gardener, whom He called human,

To tend and also grow this garden globally. ³

But due to man’s sin, this plan failed …miserably!

Jesus judged their sin and from His garden, cast them out! ⁴

Things got worse when fallen angels started acting out!

Leaving their angelic domain, with humans they mated,

Until by a flood, all except eight were inundated! ⁵

The pristine, post-flood world then set the stage,

For Jesus to turn His DOA page.

He took His good time for DOA #2.

Stay tuned. In Part 2, what I see I’ll share with you.

Can you perhaps guess what was DOA #2?

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¹ While some may see these DOAs as commands, it is important to note God's Word carries His enabling, creative power to accomplish what He speaks. Juxtaposing this with His respect for the human will, what He speaks into our lives will only be achieved as we agree with Him in faith-filled words and actions. Hence, His Word is essentially His authority and power, to us delegated.
² Listen in on a conversation God had with Jesus: …But to the Son [Jesus], He [God] says: ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. You, Lord, in the beginning, laid the foundation of the Earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment; like a cloak, You will fold them up, and they will be changed. But You are the same, and Your years will not fail.’ (Hebrews 1:8:12. See also Hebrews 1:1-2.)

³ So God [through Jesus] created man in His own image; in the image of God [in the form of Jesus], He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.’ (Genesis 1:27-28)

⁴ Then Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you… The Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son…’ (John 5:22)

⁵ See: Genesis 6 – 9