22nd March 2017 - The infinite nature of God
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22nd March 2017 - The infinite nature of God
- 1. The Infinite nature of God– 22nd March 2017 “I am the Alphaand the Omega,” saysthe Lord God,“whois,and who was,and who isto come, the Almighty.”(Revelation1:8). Infinite simplymeans“Timeless- withoutlimits.”The infinitenature of Godsimply meansthatGod existsoutside of andisnotlimitedbytime orspace.Whenwe refertoGod as "infinite,"we generally referto Himwithtermslike omniscience,omnipotence,omnipresence. We canlearnin Isaiah40:28: “Do younot know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlastingGod,the Creator ofthe ends ofthe earth, He will not grow tired or weary and hisunderstandingnoone can fathom.” Omniscienceof God meansthat God is all-knowingorthatHe hasunlimitedknowledge.Hisinfinite knowledge iswhatqualifiesHimassovereignrulerandjudge overall things.NotonlydoesGodknow everythingthatwill happen,butHe alsoknowsall thingsthathappened.Nothingcantake God by surprise,andnoone can hide sinfromHim.There are many versesinthe Bible where Godrevealsthis aspectof Hisnature. As Christianitisimportantthatwe learnas statedin 1 Chronicles28:9: “…forthe Lord searches every heart, andunderstandsevery motive behindthe thoughts.If youseek him,we will be foundby you; but ifyou forsake him,he will reject you forever.” Omnipotence of God meansthat God isall-powerfulorthat He has unlimitedpower. We canlearn whenthe Psalmistsays: “Greatisour Lord, andmighty inpower; his understandinghasno limit.”(Psalm147:5).Havingall poweris significantbecause itestablishesGod’sabilitytocarryout His sovereignwill.BecauseGodisomnipotentandhasinfinite power,nothingcanstopHis decreedwill fromhappening,andnothingcanthwartor stopHis divine purposesfrombeingfulfilled. We cangetan understandingaboutthe omnipotenceof Godwhenwe readfromJeremiah 32:17:“Ah, SovereignLord, you have madethe heavensand the earth byyour great power andoutstretched arm. Nothingistoo hard for you.” There are many similarversesinthe Bible where Godrevealsthisaspectof Hisnature. One such verse isPsalm115:3: “OurGodis in heaven.He does anythinghe wantsto do.” WE can understandthe omnipotence of Godwhenwe read Matthew 19:25-26: “Whenthe disciplesheardthis, they were really amazed.They asked, “Then whocan be saved?”26 Jesuslookedat them and said, “Withpeople,thisis impossible. Butwith God,all thingsare possible.” Omnipresence of Godmeansthat God isalwayspresent.There isnoplace that youcouldgo to escape God’spresence.Godisnot limitedbytime orspace.He is presentateverypointof time andspace. We can learnfromPsalm 33:11: “The plansofthe Lord standfirm forever, the purposesof his heart throughall generations.” God’sinfinite presence issignificantbecauseitestablishesthatGodis eternal. God has alwaysexistedandwill always exist.Before timebegan,Godwas.Before the worldoreven matteritself wascreated,Godwas.He has no beginningorend,andthere wasnevera time He didnot exist,northere a time whenHe ceasestoexist.Again,manyversesinthe Biblereveal this aspectof God’snature tous, and one of themis Psalm139:7- 8: “How can I get away fromyour Spirit? Where can I go to escape from you? 8 If I go up to the heavens, youare there. If I liedown inthe deepest parts of the earth, you are alsothere.” Because God isinfinite,He isalsosaidto be transcendent,whichsimplymeansthatGodisexceedingly far above creationandis bothgreaterthan creationandindependentof it.Whatthis meansisthat God isso infinitelyaboveandbeyondusandour abilitytofullycomprehendthat,hadHe not revealed Himself,we wouldnotknoworunderstandwhatHe islike.But,thankfully,Godhasnotleftusignorant aboutHimself.Instead,He hasrevealedHimself tousthroughbothgeneral revelation(creationandour
- 2. conscience) andspecial revelation(the writtenWordof God,the Bible,andthe livingWordof God, JesusChrist).Therefore,we canknowGod,and we can know how to be reconciledtoHim and howto live accordingtoHis will.Despite the factthatwe are finite andGodis infinite,we canknow and understandGodas He has revealedHimself tous. We can learnfrom Revelation1:8: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” saysthe Lord God,“whois, and who was,and whois to come, the Almighty.” We needtoclearlybelieve thatthere isnothingGodcan’tdo (exceptwhatgoesagainstHisnature whichissin) and there isnothingHe doesn’tknow.He hasabilityandpowertodo whateverisHis desire.He can heal the sick,give sighttothe blind,andblessall whofollow Him.He hasraisedpeople fromthe deadandpromiseseternal life tothe faithful.He canmove mountainsandcalmthe seas.He can touch yourheart and wantsyourlove.These are justa few of God’s infiniteattributesasHe Himself istimelessandlimitlessineveryway.