
In a recent Bible talk we learned that God's glory is "God's infinite worth made manifest." God is, for example, infinitely powerful, infinitely loving, and infinitely wise. And when we acknowledge these infinite attributes in our own lives, and declare them to others, we give him the glory that is due to his name.
But can you imagine what life would be like if God was infinitely powerful, but lacking in love and wisdom? What if for just one, brief moment, God's love turned to hate, and he decided to destroy all he had created, and break his promise to save those who turn to Christ? We would all be lost, without any hope!
Or perhaps if God was infinitely powerful, and infinitely loving, but didn't have the infinite wisdom needed to properly use that power and love? In the movie "Bruce Almighty", Bruce (Jim Carrey) is given God's infinite power for a short time, but clearly doesn't have the infinite love or wisdom of God.
Among other disastrous feats of power, Bruce attempts to romance his wife one evening by pulling the full moon closer to the earth, so that it appears bigger. This act demonstrates Bruce's great power, shallow love, and total lack of wisdom, as tidal floods (resulting from the moon being too close to earth) devastate coastlines around the world.
Alternatively, imagine a God who is infinitely loving and wise, but doesn't have the power he needs to put his wisdom or love into effect. How could we be sure such a God would have the resources he needs to be able to save us? He might have the wisdom to know what is needed to save us, but not the power he needs to carry it out.
But thanks be to God for his infinite power, love and wisdom.
For us who belong to Christ that means absolute security. God not only wants what is best for us because he is infinitely loving, he also knows what is best for us because he is infinitely wise, and is able to do what is best for us because he is infinitely powerful.
Praise be to God for his infinite worth!
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose... What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" (Romans 8:28, 31, 32)
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