God is Incomprehensible
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent - Psalms 104:2
God is incomprehensible
God is big and complex, with story arcs that span millennia. He has created things so tiny we’ve yet to find the smallest. He made a universe so immense that humanity’s best minds are continually astonished by every device they send to study it. And still, God knows the number of hairs on my head, which, for me, decreases each day!
The beauty of oceans, rivers, and mountains is indisputable. The joy of Mom and Dad at bringing home their baby is indescribable. The treasure of the stories told by Grandma and Grandpa is inspirational. Yet none of these even approaches the wonder of God Almighty. He is more. He is the Great I Am. He is beyond our wonder.
I am reminded of the song “God of Wonders”:
Verse 1: Lord of all creation Of water, earth and sky The heavens are Your tabernacle Glory to the Lord on High Chorus God of wonders beyond our galaxy You are holy, holy The universe declares Your majesty You are holy, holy - by Chris Tomlin
God is marvelous
In Job the oldest book in the Bible, God told Job that He “He stretches out the north earth on nothing.“ (Job 26:7) And in Isaiah 40:22, we learn “It is he [God] who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in.”
God told us these things some 3,000 years before there was a picture of Earth from space. I’ll let you in on a weird question a couple of nerdy Christians asked each other. This relates to the wonder of God. Jon: “Can God make a pizza so big that He can’t eat it?” Amy: “Yes, and then He’d eat it!” I’m serious; that was a real conversation. God is amazing, and His love for us exceeds our understanding.
God is wondrous
God is not a big cuddly teddy bear. He is fearsome (Jeremiah 20:11). He is furious with humanity (John 3:36). The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Psalm 111:10). Still, the Scriptures tell us that God is love (1 John 4:8), that, in God, we can find the refuge we so desperately seek (Psalm 62:8), and that He will cover our sins (Psalm 32:1). How wondrous, how powerful, how compassionate is our God.
God is complex
If God weren’t complex, He wouldn’t be God. The greatest scientific minds alive or ever were have been unable to manufacture a single living cell, yet God made the human body, which contains 30 trillion living cells! We discover encouraging truths in the names of God that are used in the Bible. A few of His names are:
Abba – Daddy – Mark 14:36
Adonai – A Divine name, translated “Lord,” and from its derivation, “sovereignty.” – 1 Kings 2:26
El Elyon – Most High God – Daniel 7:18
El Elohe Yisrael – The mighty God of Israel – Isaiah 60:16
El Roi – The God who sees me – Genesis 16:13
El Shaddai – God Almighty, the Overpowerer – Job 40:1–2, Matthew 19:26
Yahweh – “I am” or “He is” or “His name” – Exodus 20:7
God is beyond our wonder
Truly, we serve an incomprehensible, marvelous, wondrous, complex God who loves us so much that He sacrificed His Son to provide a way of escape from His wrath and judgment. He is the true source of joy. What a mighty God we serve!
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