There are many things that we are able to verify their true greatness. For instance, we can stand and stare in wide- eyed amazement at the beauty and grandeur of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. And, when was the last time you laid on your back, on a cool bed of grass, and took in the awe-inspiring, panoramic view of a dark, starry sky on a warm summer evening?
Most of us can relate to these, and numerous other examples of visual confirmation. We believe it because we see it right there before our very eyes. We also substantiate things because we can taste, touch, hear or smell them. However, when it comes to God the going gets a little trickier.
Our minds are so that it is impossible to grasp just how great and majestic God really is. We could never truly, nor accurately, describe his greatness. Our thoughts and words fail miserably in this respect. Certainly, we try to do our best, but in the end it never really comes out the way we know and feel from deep within ourselves.
Whatever we think about Him, it's not quite enough. Whatever we say about Him just doesn't measure up when we compare it to Him. If we're quietly still long enough we can sense His presence to some extent, but we still can't assuredly articulate how He is. Perhaps, that's the root of what can be an exercise in frustration.
In our discussions about God, we tend to visualize and describe him in human terms. I'm not saying this is wrong by any means. After all, we use human descriptions to talk about God since this is our perspective and view of the world. We simply need to be mindful of the limitations that exist when attempting to characterize a God who transcends human language.
19th century American preacher E. H. Chapin said, "God's beneficence streams out from the morning sun, and his love looks down upon us from the starry eyes of midnight. It is his solicitude that wraps us in the air, and the pressure of his hand, so to speak, that keeps our pulses beating. O! it is a great thing to realize that the Divine Power is always working; that nature, in every valve and every artery, is full of the presence of God."
Instead of us trying to work through Him we need to just let Him work through us. He created every molecule of our being and surroundings. Sometimes we (humans) tend to overwork the dough. In other words we need to step back and let God's be himself. Don't you think He knows more about us than we do? (Matthew 6:8)
Keep it simple. There is nothing that can compare to God. There are no words that could ever completely describe Him. Love Him, obey Him, pray to Him, enjoy Him, let Him speak to your heart, and know that He is always with you. And above all, let God be God.
Scripture: John 4:24; John 14:6; Titus 1:2; Genesis 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:17
Prayer: Dear Lord, still my troubled heart. Calm my wayward mind. I seek only after You. Amen
May your day be blessed,
Caroline
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