Who is like God?
Posted on August 2, 2011 by Pastor Tom
Do you ever think you’ve figured out God? Do you ever think you’ve got Him nailed down?
Psalm 77:19 states “Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God, you who have done great things. Who, O God, is like you?”
Joni Eareckson has this to say in today’s thought:
“One of the definitions of “rare” might be valuable. Like two-carat diamonds. Or black pearls. Or a blue moon. Or Bengal tigers, dinosaur fossils, double rainbows, snow leopards, or rain on the Sahara. “Rare” speaks of that which is utterly unusual. Never to be replaced. One of a kind.
This is good to remember when we speak of the holiness of God. When we say he is holy, we mean that he is one of a kind. There is none like him. He is in a class by himself. Our God is holy in his absolute uniqueness. Dr. John Piper puts it this way: “Everything else besides God belongs to a class. We are human. Rover is a dog. The oak is a tree. The earth is a planet. The Milky Way is one of a million galaxies. Gabriel is an angel, Satan is a demon. But only God is God.” The holiness of God is synonymous with his infinite value. God is infinitely valuable because he is the rarest of all beings and cannot be made, duplicated, or even imagined in our wildest dreams. And-wonder of all wonders-he has moved heaven and earth to find a way to pay for our sins, forgive us, redeem us, and adopt us into his very family circle!
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Many of us try to put our God in a box, or convince ourselves we’ve got him figured out, imagining in our arrogance that he should see things and do things “our way.” Take a moment today, to remember that God is infinitely beyond our every conception of him. Let that thought lead you into awe and worship.
Holy, holy, holy…I worship you, Triune God. Truly there is no one like you. And I am in awe that because of Jesus, I now have the privilege to declare your praises along with the saints of all ages and the holy angels of heaven.”
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