Marveling at magnifude...

As I see it…
Marveling at magnitude… Superlatives are tossed around in this culture and society with so much ease it is like watching seven year olds downing a bag of m & m’s®. And we preachers don’t help much. We have a tendency toward hyperbole or we expand our numbers by the “evangelistically speaking” formula. With those disclaimers out of the way, consider these statements: Most high God, Everlasting Father, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him.” Which causes me to ask, is there anyone as wise as God? Indeed, is anyone like God? Even God asked that question of himself. To my knowledge, no one has come up with a reply to this point. God is a God against whom there is no comparison. And speaking of his wisdom, the psalmist declares, “His understanding is infinite.” (Now at this point I need to digress just a little bit. Those that know me know that I have little patience with those who would add superlatives or modifiers in connection with two non-modifiable words: infinite and unique. If you are unique, one of a kind, how can you be more/most unique or “more/most” one of a kind? Similarly, can one be “very infinite?” It should grate against your collective grammatical nerves to even tolerate such thinking/speech! Okay, digression over…) Since God’s understanding (wisdom) is infinite, He remains in a class by himself. Tozer writes, All God’s acts are done in perfect wisdom, first for His own glory, and then for the highest good of the greatest number for the longest time. And all his acts are as pure as they are wise, and as good as they are wise and pure. Not only could His acts not be better done; a better way to do them could not be imagined. Such a statement should leave the child of God breathless! All of the above reminds me of the first stanza of one of my favorite hymns: Immortal, invisible, God only wise; In light inaccessible, hid from our eyes; Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days; Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise! There’s not much left to say after that…