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Romans 8:28-30
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Understanding that God is incomprehensible because we are fundamentally different kinds of beings.
One reason that God is incomprehensibly great is that we are different kinds of beings.
God is the Creator. And he is not only the Creator, but he is a self-existent Creator. God is absolutely self-sufficient. His existence is based upon himself.
By contrast, we are his creation. Our existence is based on God's existence.
Have you ever been swimming in an ocean? If you go swimming in the Panhandle of Florida, in some places they have flags on the beach. The reason is that when a rip tide is present, the force of that current can pull even Olympic swimmers out to their deaths.
To tiptoe into an ocean is a reminder of how small and insignificant we are compared to the one who created the oceans.
In Job 38, God has a climactic showdown with his servant, Job. Here's how it starts:
"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 'Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.'"
In this encounter, God asks some other tough questions. For instance: "Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place? Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this."
Job 38 is a humbling chapter of the Scriptures.
Here's the big idea: Because God is the Creator, and we are his creatures, God will always be beyond our understanding.
Job 38:1-4
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 'Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.'
How does being reminded of your 'creature-hood' affect your relationship with God?
What aspects of creation most powerfully remind you of God's incomprehensible greatness?
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