The Divine Transcendence
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Isaiah 6:5
Transcendence refers to the aspect of God's nature and power which is wholly independent of the material universe, beyond all physical laws.
Lord of all being, throned afar,
They glory flames from sun and star;
Center and soul of every sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how near!
Lord of all life, below, above,
Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,
Before Thy ever-blazing throne
We ask no luster of our own.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
As Christ-followers, I feel we have a reverence for the Almighty that exceeds what the natural man can comprehend because we have the Holy Spirit within us to help keep our minds focused on His extraordinary existence. Mere words cannot explain Him. When Isaiah experienced God’s presence, he realized his state of being was filthy. When Daniel saw God, he positioned his body close to the ground. And when a being touched him, he only got up on his hands and knees.
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. Daniel 10:8
When Moses met with God on the mountain, the people couldn’t even touch the base of the mountain for fear of dying. After this study of God’s divine transcendence, I realized that we are not reverent and fearful enough of God. He is extraordinary, and we have never experienced Him in such a way to understand His transcendence and how different we are from Him. Until we have a close encounter with Him, as Daniel, Moses, Isaiah, and other characters in the Bible did, we may not fully understand His majesty.
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