God's Infinitude
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Psalms 51:11
“At the contemplation and utterance of His majesty all eloquence is rightly dumb, all mental effort is feeble. For God is greater than mind itself. His greatness cannot be conceived.” Novatian
This study is probably the hardest that I have endeavored to tackle. Even with a well-known writer and preacher, A.W. Tozer, using his best words to describe God’s awesomeness and greatness, it is still hard to comprehend. In my previous post, I covered what I understood of God's eternity, but infinity refers to the expanse of how He covers the entire earth, and if there are other realms beyond earth, He covers those, too. As a personal way to understand Him, when you pray or have a conversation with Him, He can hold you intimately while also doing the same for millions of others who are calling on Him at the same time; He’s unfathomable. Who are we to try to understand God? We cannot even understand the minds of other human beings. You might know them and love them, but you cannot truly know what’s going on in their minds or how they even exist. Not only that, we don’t even know ourselves, but do you know who does? The Almighty God.
I was moving furniture around and noticed a copper end table that I had found by a dumpster. If it had been in a store, I would have bought it. All it needed was a glass top. It was fashioned to look like mangrove roots. I had seen such a sculpture in a restaurant many years ago, loved it, and wanted something like it. Then it shows up by this dumpster! How does that just happen? God knows and loves each of us infinitely more than we know or love ourselves, and wants to give us the desires of our hearts. He remembers our desires even when we don't. These things are not just coincidences; He does the same for you, but you must take notice of them and offer Him praise and thanksgiving. Your appreciation will go far, and you will see Him surprise you with even more.
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