“Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.” Psalms 147:5
“And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.” Colossians 1:17
I can’t tell you how many times in the course of my 37-year marriage I’ve asked my husband very strange questions. He shakes his head and says, “Questions without answers.” And as I mentioned in my last post about God’s incomprehensibility there may never be answers to some of my questions. I do know the answer to the question of God’s limits, however. He is infinite, without limits. Jesus confirmed this when the disciples asked how could anyone enter the Kingdom of God.
“But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Jesus replied.” Matthew 19:26
All things. Not just some but all.
Inadequate Gods
Too often we have turned God, especially Jesus, into a meek and mild character. A man with limits just like the rest of us. We must remember this is the Creator of the heavens and the earth we’re talking about here! When we ask what is beyond our galaxy we may not know the specifics, but we should at least know that God is there in His infiniteness.
In his book, “Your God Is Too Small,” J.B. Phillips calls the meek and mild Jesus a particularly “inadequate god.”
“For there is no doubt that this particular “inadequate god,” the mild and soft and sentimental, still exists in many adult minds. Indeed the very word “Jesus” conjures up to many people a certain embarrassing sweet tenderness.”
This Jesus, he goes on to say, becomes a caricature of the One True God. A God who is mighty, to be feared and loved, who controls the heavens. “Secondhand gods” that we create become at best useful at certain times and miserable failures the majority of our lives. Was Jesus meek in humility? Certainly! But He was rarely mild. He was confident of His royal, limitless authority and never hesitated to speak against evil.
“We have not only to be impressed by the “size” and unlimited power of God, we have to be moved to genuine admiration, respect, and affection, if we are ever to worship Him.” J.B. Phillips
Humble And Mighty
You know, one of the big arguments Muslims have against Jesus being God is they just can’t imagine God humbling Himself to the point of living as a man amongst us. Yet they will worship a man who never claimed to be God. To all that I say I won’t put God in a box that I’ve created. He can and will do all things according to His will. If the infinitely powerful God wants to do it, nothing will stop Him.
Friends, we are so used to having a world-centered view of our everyday life. Even as believers we get caught up in the immediate issues facing us. We forget that God has more power and authority than any despot here on earth could imagine. Paul reminds us about this Big God in Ephesians
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!” Ephesians 3:8
We should all find comfort in that. Why? Because the Bible is a love story about God. It’s a story about the lengths He will go to save our souls for all eternity. He will achieve His purposes even to the point of sacrificing His Son. His infinite power must be our life source. Something that never ends and can handle whatever our days throw at us.
“We can never have too big a conception of God, and the more scientific knowledge (in whatever field) advances, the greater becomes our idea of His vast and complicated wisdom.” J.B. Phillips
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