God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things, both visible and invisible. He is infinite, eternal, and unfathomable, yet He reveals Himself to us through the universe He made and His infallible Word.
Whatever we think of when we think about God is, at the very least, incomplete. He is infinite, but our imaginations are limited. He is unfathomable, so our thoughts cannot plumb the depths. He is the Creator of everything, yet we are constrained by metaphors that come from the created world. The very idea that we might classify or categorize God is laughable. He cannot be tamed or studied. He is beyond our reach and beyond our understanding.
And yet we can know Him. He has graciously entered our world, time and time again, so that we might be His children and His true image-bearers. He was in the garden with Adam and Eve. He spoke to Noah, Abraham, and Moses. His presence filled the tabernacle and, later, the temple. He put on flesh and became one of us. And He has gifted His Spirit to His people, in order that we might know Him more intimately still. “The LORD had his heart set on your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—he chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today” (Deuteronomy 10:15).
We can know God because He has chosen to be known. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present. He is loving and just, merciful and good, and a thousand other things beside. “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God” (v.17). Theologians have made many a complicated list of God’s attributes, filling thick volumes on shelves that occupy the libraries of this world. But those books amount to what we can know about God. We have been given an opportunity to go much deeper than that. We have been invited to love Him and be loved by Him—to know Him in a way that defies our limited capacity for knowledge and understanding and, in so doing, bring Him glory.
Whatever measure of knowledge we have about God is granted to us so that we might worship Him, not merely as admirers from afar but as dearly loved children.
I think my favorite verses contained in this reading were Deuteronomy 10:15-16 “15Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day. 16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.” Although this was a message to the Jews, it foreshadows God’s calling of the Gentiles as well. The idea of “circumcising the foreskin of your heart” is a theme that Paul brings up many times in Galatians when he tries to explain that physical circumcision means absolutely nothing unless you are truly serving and loving God with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul, and all your strength. To me, this verse is a message to all, not just the Jews, and it is a beautiful display of an Infinite God’s Infinite Love for all of us.
We need to remember that Christianity is more that a religion; it’s a relationship. We must know Him and make Him known. We shouldn’t just tell people about Him, but talk about Him like you would your best friend. When you pray, make it a conversation. Even if you don’t think he’ll listen, sit in silence for a few minutes. If you don’t make time to listen, you don’t have time to hear. That’s the best way to make it a relationship is to keep it two sided. This allows you to know Him personally and allow Him to open your eyes to the wonders He’s done in your life and not just hear about ones He did in the Bible.
I am so grateful for the incredible gift we all have to know and love Christ for who He truly is.
God, I thank You for giving us the gift of You. Your love is so fulfilling, and You are more than enough to satisfy us. Lord, I want to search You, I want to work tirelessly to get to know You, I want to know Your attributes and Your heart. I love You so much, Lord, and I want to live to know You for all my life.
I literally felt such overwhelming love while reading this. Thank you Lord for loving me when I find it hard to accept it. You are a good good father and I could not be more grateful for your choice in my salvation.
I love you, even though it will never be enough. I cannot wait to live in your constant presence in heaven! JESUS JESUS JESUS
Lord I pray that my small ability to understand you never settled. I pray that I spend a lifetime yearning for you and chasing after knowledge about who you are. You are good, help me to understand that the best way I possibly can, Amen!
Thank you God for knowing us and making yourself known ❤️
I am stepping out in faith for the first time and learning to love God. Learning that God has always loved me and that my relationship with him has been as far back as the creation of the earth and sky. God is incredible and UNFATHOMABLE. Gods love is UNSHAKEABLE. I’m starting to feel his presence every day. Amen!!
Sarah, I am doing the same thing starting today! I want to follow God completely and learn to trust, have faith and love him.
Sarah, I am starting the same path as you have done today. I want a complete relationship with Him. I want to know how to love him and accept his love for me. I have been a Christian for awhile but never truly surrendered to him as I am now. I will be praying for you!
I just want to know God more. I understand that it takes steps of faith, letting down your guard and really listening to Him. GOD is a God of love. I hope everyone on here is continuing their relationship with Him.