The incomprehensible nature of
God. Psalm 145 verse 3. Great is the Lord and most worthy
of praise. His greatness no one can fathom.
God is pure being, independent, infinite, and unchangeable. Before
the mountains were born, before man was formed from the dust,
before angels lifted their voices in praise, God was. He had no
beginning and he shall have no end. He exists of himself, by
himself, and for himself. He is the eternal I am. To contemplate God's nature is
to approach a blazing glory that no creature can fully endure.
Yet He has revealed Himself, not exhaustively, but truly,
in His Word. What He makes known is sufficient
to bow our hearts in reverent awe. He is Spirit, not limited
by body or bounds. He is life itself, the fountain
of all existence. He is immutable. I, the Lord,
do not change. Nothing can add to Him, improve
Him, or diminish Him. He is eternally perfect. In all his being, all of his
attributes, his wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness,
and truth are not something he has, but the very essence of
who he is. His justice is holy. His love
is wise. His mercy is sovereign. Each
attribute is harmoniously one with all the rest, perfectly
united in his glorious essence. Though we are finite and fallen,
the regenerate soul delights in the nature of God. The more
we see him as he is, the more we see ourselves as we are, a
mixture of dust and sin. And yet, wonder of wonders, this
infinite God condescends to be known, to be worshipped, and
to be loved by His creatures. Let us then draw near with reverence
and joy, remembering that to know God rightly is life eternal.
John 17, 3. Let us worship Him not as a vague
power, but as the living, personal, triune God, Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. Let the meditation of our hearts
be guided by the unshakable truth that God is not like us, and
therein lies our hope, our peace, and our everlasting delight.