It is so challenging to try to understand God's nature, names, and attributes with this limited, finite mind. It is hard for me to image a limitless existence. Today's meditation was on another attribute of God. God is transcendent.
Transcendent. What does that mean?
Psalm 113:4-6
4 The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens.5 Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high 6 who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?
The earth is enormous. The heavens are immeasurable. To think of God having to stoop down to look on either one blows my mind.
God is not simply the top dog or the big wig of the universe. He is beyond our universe. He created all that we experience with our senses. Everything that can be studied, measured, added, felt, tasted, touched, seen, and heard are things God created.
He was never created. He just IS and always will be. He is to be exalted and honored above all creation.
So what does that mean for us? It means our God is above all the problems and trials we face. He is above all the petty junk we have to deal with. It means He is beyond our reach and comprehension...and yet He draws us to Him and wants us to know Him. He wants us to try to understand Him even though we aren't quite fully capable of doing so. If we seek Him, He will be found because this great big God that we serve wants to have a relationship with us.
Talk about something that blows your mind!
Most of you know how much I love music. It is such a huge part of my relationship with God so I'd like to share one of my favorite songs with you. Please take a few minutes to listen to it and as you listen to the words, think about how God is transcendent and how He will always remain:
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