Friday 3 June 2011

How Much of God Do You Know

Title : How Much of God Do You Know
Preacher : Dr. 'Tunde Bakare


   
Main Texts: Psalms 33:6-22; Jeremiah 9:23, 24; Psalms 139:1-18; Job: 38-42:1-6; Proverbs 30:18, 19

“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out.” – Romans 11:33

God is awesome, and His awesomeness surpasses human comprehension and analysis. All the hosts of heaven combined could not fathom His greatness; thus they proclaim His holiness perpetually (Isaiah 6:3). Despite the fact that two of Jesus’ disciples on the road to Emmaus had walked and worked with the Lord for almost three and half years, they did not recognize His glorified body until He opened their eyes that they might comprehend the scripture. – (Luke 24:13-32). No one can know Him except He reveals Himself to that individual. There is no other mediator between man and God apart from the Man Jesus. In spite of Paul’s encounters with the risen Christ and the great and mighty works which God did in and through him in the nations of the world, he still cried that he might know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His suffering – (Philippians 3:7-16). Despite the fact that Elisha’s servant had been with him for many years, the timid servant was not aware of the presence of God in the seemingly inescapable assault that confronted them until God opened his eyes and he saw the protection of the Almighty God round about them (2 Kings 6:15-17). If you truly know God, there is no circumstance or situation that would frighten or threaten you. Circumstances may change and time may differ, but God’s commitment to you is eternal. Jesus paid an awesome price to ensure that no one would take you away from His hands. There is no sickness He cannot heal; there is no broken or damaged relationship he cannot solve. There is no shattered dream He cannot fix. God is not a man that He would lie nor the son of man that He would repent—He will do whatever He says. And if you truly believe His word wholeheartedly, you will not magnify your problem at God's expense.(Hebrews 13:5; Number 23:19).

It is true that the word of God commands us to pursue the knowledge of the Most High. However, our understanding and knowledge of Him differs because He fashions and wires us up differently. The ways of God are mysterious. Until they are revealed to you, any human effort or attempt to fathom them would be nothing but an exercise in futility.

“Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!” (Romans 11:33).

There are areas that make God to be God, and there are areas that make man to be man. Therefore, it is futile, as man, to try to be all knowledgeable or better still, omniscient. That is to say, you do not have an answer for everything that happens to man under heaven. The best of seers do not see everything. It is absolutely beyond human comprehension that God could not find somebody noteworthy or significant in the entire Jericho to save and extend such mercy and loving kindness to but a renowned harlot by the name of Rahab. Moreover, in the wisdom and greatness of God, the Lord Jesus Christ came from the genealogy of Rahab according to the flesh. It is beyond human comprehension that the King of kings and Lord of lords could come through the genealogy of a professional prostitute. (2 Kings 4:25-27; Romans 11:33-36; Ephesians 3:1-19; Joshua 6:17-23; Matthew 1:1-6).

It is an undisputable truth that only God is All-knowing, All-powerful, Almighty, Omnipotent, the Creator of the universe. In fact, man is yet to invent an adjectival description that could quantify His holiness. Now the fact that the holiness of God cannot be quantified, described, or comprehended by man, it surpasses the knowledge and wisdom of all the wise men combined on the face of the earth. They cannot grasp the mystery of God’s humility. The fact that God had to humble Himself in spite of all the power at His disposal is something that surpasses the knowledge of man. Humility is not an easy task! It is not easy to humble yourself when you have the wherewithal at your disposal. If God Almighty humbled Himself, who are you to be proud? If the omnipotent God could humble Himself to such level, He has set an example before us to follow. It takes the grace of God to remain humble when you are loaded with every means and substances of life. If you really desire to be exalted by God, learn how to humble yourself before Him, for He will exalt you in due season. (Psalms 113:4-6; Philippians 2: 1-11; Matthew 11:28-30; Proverbs 6:16-19).

It is also surpasses human knowledge that God, who only is holy, above sin and reproach could bow down to pick up the fallen man in his depraved state. It is unfathomable that the Holy God could become sin for man so that he can become the righteousness of God. No one can comprehend the love and compassion that God has for man. Jesus did not take away our sin; He became sin for us. This is unsearchable and unfathomable. All powerful, yet He humbled Himself. Absolutely holy, yet He became sin for us. Brethren, you cannot fathom His ways; you can only thank Him for it. You are yet to know God! (Psalms 145:14, 17; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Romans 5:6-8).

   
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