Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name; make His praise glorious. Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!” (Psalm 66:1-3)
How can we, as humans with limited understanding and power, possibly define and describe the One who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent? Being constrained by time ourselves, it is mind bending for a human being to consider the concept of eternity; how then can we possibly grasp the notion of a Supreme Being who has no beginning or end, unless by faith? As I said in the previous devotion, it is extremely difficult for us to contemplate, much less understand, the Eternal and Almighty God — a situation complicated further by the fact that sin has put distance between mankind and our Creator.
Our Jewish friends have addressed this issue and offer, what I believe to be, an interesting idea. In Judaism, God is sometimes referred to as Ein Sof, a term that essentially means, “no end.” This title is used to accentuate the great divide that exists between God and man in terms of His majesty and infinite power in comparison to our lowly and finite state. In short, it is impossible for us to comprehend the Eternal One. However, through time and by different means, God has made Himself known to us in ways that we can begin to understand. For instance, we can observe His awesome might through His Creation — e.g. the everlasting hills, the depth and expanse of the seas and, of course, the vast array of living creatures. In other words, though we cannot behold His glory directly, He has manifest Himself in ways that we can look upon, observe and then give honor to His Name.
For anyone who cares to look and consider, God has given us a multitude of ways to observe His greatness and goodness. The greatest of these manifestations occurred long after the Creation, however; the greatest example of God making Himself known to us is through the Messiah. As Yeshua said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9). That is not to say that Yeshua’s physical features were a mirror image of the Father because, as He also said, “God is Spirit” (John 4:24). I believe the point He was making is the attributes, characteristics and works of Messiah, were an authentic manifestation of the Father. As He said, “If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him” (John 10:37-38).
All of this is to say that the Almighty, understanding that we are wholly incapable of comprehending His majesty, mercifully made Himself known, and continues to make Himself known through His Son. Consequently, in appreciation for His goodness to us, you and I should make a joyful shout and give honor to His Name. In that spirit, we’ll close with this statement: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
Blessings and Shalom,
Bill
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