1 Chronicles 29:11 (ESV) Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
Dear Friends, lately it has occurred to me that our Christian world's focus seems to be on what God will or can do for me. But when I think about it, I seem to be drawn to discussions on the Majesty of God, so I've spent many hours pouring through this book with my Bible and notepad. The book - The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer.
In this chapter I focused on one thing particularly that the author reminds us of. He states that, if we are to live as God's people in this world, we must “Acquaint ourselves with God.” We must get to know Him as He is, not as we’d like Him to be.
Mr. Tozer says, “God is not a utilitarian God . . .. whose chief claim to men’s attention is His ability to bring them success in their various undertakings and who for that reason is being cajoled and flattered by everyone who wants a favor.”
He goes on to say that “The God we must learn to know is the Majesty in the heavens, God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, the Only Wise God, our Savior.” Tozer almost shouts about the power, the works and the wisdom of God.
He mentions a few things that we can work on in order to “Acquaint ourselves with God.” Here is one that I want more in my life. That suggestion is to invest a great deal of time meditating on God as He is - on the majesty of God as our KING.
There is a King of this world, and it is NOT me, NOT my family, Not my country, NOT this earth, NOT science, intelligence or knowledge, NOT strength and NOT my local congregation, a hero or a group.
God the creator is KING, and to truly know Him, I must worship, I must bow, and I must make sure I’m submitting to Him, His will and His truth.
There are no words that can sufficiently describe the Majesty of God, simply because He is not simple. He is so complex and unknowable that we can only just TRY to know Him better.
Many of us know the truth that God loves us, and that Jesus came and paid an unbelievable price for our eternal salvation. We’ve been assured that God listens to us as our Father. All those things we can understand in some way, but His Holiness, His Omnipresence (always, everywhere), His Transcendence (superior, beyond anything we can see or imagine) are somewhat beyond anything we can wrap our minds around, aren’t they?
So my wish is that I can begin to understand a little more, and worship a lot more – that I can rest in His promise that He loves and forgives me, and yet be forever acutely aware of His Majesty.
Love, Diane