Wednesday, September 22, 2010

None like God...

Isaiah 46:5
"To whom will you compare me or count me equal?
To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?

- God

I once heard it said that God created us in His image and we returned the favor.
Far too often we think of God in human terms, with human conditions and limitations. Too often we liken Him to earthly relationships and experiences. Parents, family, friends, society, the church or other significant people in our lives let us down so our esteem of God is let down as well... as if God is bound and dependent to the experiences of this life.
He is "God and there is no other (Isa. 45:5, 14, 21)."
To think of God through human experiences and earthly terms leads us away from prayer (He's not listening) away from worship (He's not involved) away from Holy Spirit dependence (He's too busy) away from listening for Him to speak (He's not interested).
We cannot allow our mortal experiences shape our understanding of our immortal God. To think of God as less than He is... is to have a God less than He is.
Instead, we must discipline ourselves to pray, worship, trust and listen even when it doesn't make earthly sense. We must remind ourselves of the divinity of God, His "unearthlyness." We must meditate on His attributes and dwell on His Word that we might be guided back to His Truth, away from our earthly impressions.

You are God and there is no other.
Amen.

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