Hollowness is perhaps the worst emotion a man can feel.”
–Kenneth Pratt (To Kill a Dragon)
“When You said, ‘Seek My face,’ my heart said to You, ‘Your face, Lord I will seek.'”
–Psalm 27:8 (NKJV)
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To think of God is overwhelming. Yet, by doing so, by contemplation on the great “I AM” we become closer in our relationship with Him, and are more able to cope with this world. Contemplate then, on the Almighty. We have had a brief, little study the past several weeks on the person of God, along with a few of His natural and moral attributes. I would encourage you to continue to study them, and more, deeper. However, do not let the infiniteness of God discourage you.
“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than heaven–what can you do? Deeper than Sheol–what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and broader than the sea.”
–Job 11:7-9 (NKJV)
No, we cannot grasp completely who God is. We cannot fathom His character and personality because of the purity of it. But, we must try. Charles Spurgeon said, “Nothing will so enlarge the intellect, nothing so magnify the whole soul of man, as a devout, earnest, continued, investigation of the great subject of Deity. The most excellent study for expanding the soul is the science of Christ and Him crucified and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity.” This study should teach us humility, caution, and reverence. However, it is our duty and obligation to know Him better. Spurgeon continues, “There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity.”
So much of our thinking regarding God is superficial. And truly, we cannot know Him fully. One day we shall Him face-to-face; yet He will still be the incomprehensible God. No wonder man cannot look at Him and live for He is holiness. He is infinite in His attributes; He receives nothing, nor is limited by any other power. True happiness consists then only in the enjoyment of God. S. M. Leckeredge said this,
“I wish I could describe Him to you.
He’s indescribable because He’s incomprehensible,
He’s irresistible because He’s invincible.
You can’t get Him off your hands,
You can’t get Him off your mind,
You can’t out live Him
And you can’t live without Him….”
“The purpose of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever.” (Shorter Westminster Catechism). We cannot glorify Him if we do not know Him. We cannot enjoy Him and His fellowship unless we take the time to learn of Him. John tells us that we are to worship Him in “spirit and truth [reality]” which means our everyday life. (John 4:23) He is the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe. WOW! Think on that! Then add to it that He watches us, He sees every breath we take, He knows every thought and step we take. His eye is ever upon us. It is overwhelming; yet it is comforting. “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” (1 Timothy 1:17)