God | a 3-Day Skate Church Movement DevotionalSample

Who is God?

“Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of His understanding.” Isaiah 40:28

There are so many incredible skaters out there who constantly amaze me along with the rest of the general skate community. They put out video clips of themselves doing things that most of us wouldn’t even imagine to be impossible. When we think of these skaters, we think of how great they are, but are any of them perfect? Of course not. Every pro skater has their fair share of falls and bails. Even though we know these pro skaters take hard falls, we celebrate them when they succeed, and we put a lot of faith in their ability.

It’s a wild thought to try to imagine anything or anyone being literally perfect, but that is exactly what God is; He is perfect in every way. Perfection is something that we as humans can not even begin to understand. Isaiah 55:8 says, “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” We are so imperfect that we simply can’t even comprehend the perfection of God, why He would do the things He does, or on the other hand, not do the things we think He should. But this infinite God has allowed us to get small glimpses into His character and who He really is. Isaiah 40:28 does a great job of answering the question, “Who is God?” Throughout scripture and with this verse specifically, God reveals who He is. This passage tells us that He is EVERLASTING. To be everlasting literally means to last forever. This describes God as a being who is before and after, not confined to a time frame. He always has been and always will be. And He is also everywhere. Second, it tells us He is the CREATOR of the ends of the earth. Everything that we can see has been created by Him. God is all powerful and able to do anything. Lastly, in this passage we see that God is set apart and different from us as humans. He is all-knowing. To be honest, I find comfort in knowing that the God I worship and serve is a God that is beyond my understanding. If I could understand everything about God, then He wouldn’t be God–or even a god–worth worshiping.

God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and everywhere. What an amazing blessing to know that we can rest in this and trust that He knows what is best for us. Deuteronomy 7:9 says, “Understand, therefore, that the Lord your God is indeed God. He is the faithful God who keeps His covenant for a thousand generations and lavishes His unfailing love on those who love Him and obey His commands.” The God of the universe loves you. He is for you. He is perfect, and our proper response in this is nothing but to love Him in return and obey His commands. Far greater than anyone or anything we will ever find on earth is a God that is worthy of all of our love, honor, and praise.

Pushing Further

1. Is it hard for you to answer the question “Who is God”?
2. Do you feel like you have ever really taken the time to sit and think about that question?

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