Dave’s Monday Blast – January 23, 2023
Last week we began a conversation about worldviews. Your worldview determines how you think, act, and perceive reality. We rightly identified that there are two primary worldviews, Theism and Atheism. In truth, a wrong or incomplete view of God provides justification for those who claim to be atheists. To that point, you were encouraged to consider the following questions:
- As a Biblical Christian, if you had to describe God to someone else, what would you say?
- How would you know if your view is right?
- How can we know the truth about Him?
We admit that He is infinitely unfathomable, and human beings can only grasp “The fringes of His ways” (Job 26) and this can lend itself to those outside of the faith to question either His existence or His goodness, but you can be confident that a Theistic Worldview answers these questions so that the unbeliever is truly “without excuse” (Romans 1). Pastor Charles Stanley comments: “He describes Himself with perfect accuracy in His Word. And although anyone can read Scripture, only believers have the Holy Spirit to help them understand it (John 14:26). Furthermore, because we have a personal relationship with Jesus who indwells us, we’re able to rely on Him as we seek to comprehend God’s attributes. While the world may know His law (Romans 2:15), only God’s children “have the mind of Christ” (1 Corinthians 2:16)”. What this really means is that Christ-Followers can think His thoughts. Those outside of the faith CANNOT and this explains why they think and act as they do.
Pastor Stanley continues: “Examining what the Bible says about God will inspire amazement, provide the peace of understanding, and increase the joy we feel over our relationship with Him.”
Let’s take a look at just four of the many attributes mentioned in Scripture that are uniquely God’s: (First one this week)
1. Let’s consider His greatness. (Psalm 145:3 & 5) “Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable” (v.3); “Oh the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wonderful works, I will meditate” (v.5). One way to appreciate the magnitude of God is to look at the natural world.
Stanley continues: “He designed and made all of it, the earth, sky and the vast universe beyond it, as well as the incredible complexities of each tiny leaf and petal. We have no ability to create things like these or give them life, but God does. He made everything in heaven and on earth (Genesis 1:1). I hope the miracle of His creation brings praise to your lips as you recognize His greatness.
What about the nations and powerful rulers? “All the nations are nothing before Him,” and earth’s “inhabitants are like grasshoppers” (Isaiah 40:17 & 22). He “reduces rulers to nothing” and “makes the judges of the earth meaningless” (v.23). Knowing this, we need not become overwhelmed or despairing because of political or social upheavals. Our God reigns over it all. While in the world we must act justly and love mercy (Micah 6:8), our true citizenship is in heaven (Philippians 3:20). We’re held securely in the Savior’s hand through all the turmoil until we reach our eternal home.
