God is transcendent beauty and much more. Do you grasp that
thought, or is God small for you. If God is big our problems are small one wise
man said; the opposite is also true. So, I have been thinking of the
transcendence of God. I have written about this subject before from the
perspective of God’s awesome creation seen in the sun rising and setting, the
majesty of the mountains and beauty of the flower filled valleys and water
falling into them, as the butterflies and birds soar and flit above,
transcended only by the eagle and God. Then I read Revelation 10 again speaking
of “a
mighty angel coming down from heaven.” The
angel is described as being so huge that it is wrapped in clouds with a rainbow
above its head and a face like the sun and a voice like thunder. It was so
large that its fiery pillars of legs stood on the ocean and another on the far
side. Its voice was like “seven thunders.” This is magnificent and frightening at the
same time. This is an image of the unlimited transcendent power of God coming
down from heaven. It tells me that all will see God in Christ Jesus when He
comes in the clouds again to rule and reign.
We can easily lose site of the transcendence of God in the
details and detours of life. Our sense of duty can take our eyes off of God and
into the downers and drainers of life. That is why the Revelation 10 angel
comes to bring the word of God and tells John the Apostle to eat it and it will
be as sweet as honey. This is mighty and marvelous command to John and to us
today. “Take and eat” it is the invitation of communion with God. It is a command here that
we would be wise to heed. Psalm 119 tells us that God’s word is powerful and
preserves our life. We are to praise and delight in His precepts, saying, “Thy
word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105).
Our redemption is through His word as well as our deliverance. So what are some
more prescriptions of the word of God?
·
Peace- Paul tells us “Be anxious for nothing but in
everything with prayer and petition bring your requests to God and the peace of
God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in
Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6).
·
Praise- “God is in the praises of His
people” (Psalm 22).
·
Perfect Power- ‘My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness’ (2 Corinthians 12:9).
·
Pulsed- “I was caught up at once in deep
worship and, oh!—a Throne set in Heaven with One Seated on the Throne, suffused
in gem hues of amber and flame with a nimbus of emerald. Twenty-four thrones
circled the Throne, with Twenty-four Elders seated, white-robed, gold-crowned.
Lightning flash and thunder crash pulsed
from the Throne. Seven fire-blazing torches fronted the Throne (these are the
Sevenfold Spirit of God). Before the Throne it was like a clear crystal sea” (Revelation 4:2-6 The Message).
·
Great and Precious Promises- His divine
power has given us everything we need for life and godliness Peter tells us
(2Peter 1:3), “He has given us His very great and precious promises so that through
them we may participate in His divine nature” (v.4).
·
Perpetual- Throughout Scripture we read, “His
love endures forever” and that His plans stand forever; His
righteousness stands forever; and that the word of the Lord stands forever
(Psalms 100, 118,111). “He lives in us and will be with us forever”
(2 John 2).
·
Patient- “He is patient with you not
wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter
3:9).
·
Possible- “I
can do everything through Him who gives me strength” (Philippians
4:13).
I just wanted to express something of the awesomeness of God
and His power to create and save us from perishing as we trust in Him. Joshua,
the leader of Israel when saying farewell to his people said, “But if serving the Lord seems
undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve,
whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will
serve the Lord.”
Make
your choice today!
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