How do you describe something that is indescribable? You can't! How do you measure the immeasurable? You can't! We can't understand things that are beyond understanding and we can't express the inexpressible. In short, we can't comprehend God's amazing attributes. We can't know or understand all there is to know about God. But we are given enough knowledge to prove He is our creator and that we messed up big time, causing our future to look bleak until God's perfect Son, broke off from the Godhead and became human (the only sinless human to exist) so He could pay the penalty for our sins (Romans 6:23 ESV
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.) and give us the opportunity to accept His free gift of salvation so we can spend eternity in heaven with Him instead of a tortured in hell - alone, eternally separated from God.
Honestly, it's impossible to truly comprehend how God is 3 persons in 1 (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). It's impossible to understand how God could be everywhere at once, know everything there is to know and be the most powerful force in existence. But He is all those things and more. What's almost harder to understand is how an all powerful, all knowing God could feel such love and compassion for me, that He would send a part of Himself to die so He could save me from a fate worse than death.
I'm GLAD God is incomprehensible. If He could be understood and explained, He would not be the sovereign God He is. I'm GLAD He knows everything, sees everything, has control over everything- because I am weak and foolish and I make lots of mistakes. I need someone with the big picture in view to wisely guide me down the correct path.
I have spent time off and on over the years considering the deep things of God. One of my favorite hymns is The Deep Deep Love of Jesus (vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!). And I enjoy dwelling on the thought that His depths are beyond finding out. I know I will never understand His ways or His thoughts - at least not THIS side of heaven. But I think He likes me to think about Him as often as I do.
Here are some verses I searched out this morning on this subject. I know there are more and I'm looking forward to finding them on another day:
“and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might” Ephesians 1:19 ESV
“so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:7 ESV
“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.” Psalm 147:5 ESV
“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15 ESV
“Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.” Job 36:26 ESV
“Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.” Psalm 145:3 ESV
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” Romans 11:33 ESV
“To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,” Ephesians 3:8 ESV
“God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend.” Job 37:5 ESV
“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” Psalm 139:6 ESV
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 ESV
“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV
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