[The Glory Unveiled]
Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” [ Matthew 17:4 NIV ]
The nature and attributes of God put Him in a class where He cannot be limited by any environment or ideology. He transcends time and space, matter and energy, heaven and earth. He is God without boundaries or borders. By His majesty and sovereignty, God is not to be constrained by anything or anyone. No ideologies, concepts, or institutions can constrain the knowledge and person of God. Rather, He constrains us and confines us to His revealed will and identity. Many have tried to cast God, like gold or aluminum, into a predefined shape. They have tried to make Him the product of their imagination, like an idol cast in stone. Peter, the disciple, once tried to do that when he suggested at the mount of transfiguration that they build shelters for the memories of Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. God is far beyond and far above our revelation of Him. What we know of and about God, compared to who He truly is, shows a vast difference. This is why it would be a horrible mistake to freeze our understanding of God; He is not a statue. Unfreeze any fixed notions you have of God and dismantle the tents of memory you have erected. We grow in the knowledge of God when we allow the fluidity of His personality to flow within us. This is why only the Holy Spirit can teach us and provide the true picture of God. He reveals the multifaceted nature of God to each of us according to what we can handle. May we be flexible enough to allow for the revelation of God within us.
Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord, thank you for teaching me not to make a statue of you. Help me to remain in a living fellowship with you always. In Jesus’ name.
Wisdom_Quote: God cannot be hemmed in by boarders and boundaries.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.