The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 46:5-10,
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"To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? … I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please."
No one, nothing, remotely approaches a comparison with our God.
Our God is transcendent beyond anything we can imagine, let alone identify within existence. I confess that our God is beyond anything I can imagine: I just can't wrap my mind around him!
God is beyond my ability to apprehend. I seem only to be able to capture small glimpses of his character and nature as he reveals those to us in Scripture. And these are overwhelming in themselves and yet I know there is so much more as he indicates.
He knows what is still to come from before time began! His purpose will stand… and to apprehend what he further says is to be both overwhelmed with the fear of the Lord as well as with excitement, joy, celebration and thrill: "I will do all that I please"!
Wow!
No one, nothing, remotely approaches a comparison with our God.
Our God is transcendent beyond anything we can imagine, let alone identify within existence. I confess that our God is beyond anything I can imagine: I just can't wrap my mind around him!
God is beyond my ability to apprehend. I seem only to be able to capture small glimpses of his character and nature as he reveals those to us in Scripture. And these are overwhelming in themselves and yet I know there is so much more as he indicates.
He knows what is still to come from before time began! His purpose will stand… and to apprehend what he further says is to be both overwhelmed with the fear of the Lord as well as with excitement, joy, celebration and thrill: "I will do all that I please"!
Wow!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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