
Be
–verb (used without object)
1. to exist or live: Shakespeare's “To be or not to be” is the ultimate question.
2.to take place; happen; occur: The wedding was last week.
3.to occupy a place or position: The book is on the table.
4.to continue or remain as before: Let things be.
5.to belong; attend; befall: May good fortune be with you.
6.(used as a copula to connect the subject with its predicate adjective, or predicate nominative, in order to describe, identify, or amplify the subject): Martha is tall. John is president. This is she.
(used as a copula to introduce or form interrogative or imperative sentences): Is that right? Be quiet! Don't be facetious.
I think we need to look at definition #’s 1 and 4 this time. The first definition of being is to exist. In the gospel of John, John refers to Jesus as the Word. He reminds us that, “In the beginning was the Word.” Thereby he says that Jesus, the Word, who we know is a part of the most Holy Trinity, was in existence before all time. He says so gently and eloquently when he says, “Through him all things came into being, and apart from him nothing came to be. Whatever came to be in him found life, life for the light of the world.” John1:3-4 In the fourth definition, that “to be” means to continue or to remain as before. If then, the Trinity existed before time, it stands to reason that the Trinity will remain as before, until all time. So when we say, ”Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name”, we are saying that He will be revered forever and for always just by using the word “be”. That’s a whole lot of meaning packed into a little tiny word.
Doris Day used to sing a song called “Que Sera,Sera”, that is, Whatever will be, will be. That is very hopeful when we put God in the “whatever” place, God is, so He will be. It doesn’t matter what happens, He will still be. Paul said as much to the Romans in chapter 8, “neither life nor death nor angels, nor principalities can separate us from His love.
Isn’t that comforting? No matter what happens, God will always be. Glory! Glory be!
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