Isaiah (in Scripture) is having a difficult time describing God. I run into people every day who seem to have it all figured out, so if you are that person, please forgive some of what I am saying. Isaiah, who in the passage from last week saw the train of God's robe fill the temple, seemed to have a very solid connection to God. Yet, he always seemed to be at a loss to fully describe that God. On one hand God was so big and majestic that words do not do justice God's omniscience. On the other hand, Chapter 53 (this week's Scripture) shows a God who has become so small as to be common ... a servant and a despised/abused individual. Further, all of the abuse and the subject of being despised is because of our rebellion.
THAT is a mouthful and a mind-full. It describes a God that is infinitely big and infinitely small. That God is both omniscience (knowing everything infinitely) and transcendent (able to step outside of the omnipotent nature to enter our finite/broken situation). Michael Card wrote this lyrically in this way "He belonged to eternity, stranded in time" and called Jesus a "human baby bearing undiminished deity."
It is a paradox that has filled books, seminaries, classrooms, Sunday School discussions, sermons and is still far to big to be contained by what John said "all the books in the world." And it is mystery. Breathe it in ... grab onto God's love ... marvel at God's bigness ... reflect on the mystery and don't be arrogant enough to think that you have some special ability to understand it all. Let God be as big and as small as He desires!
Be His! Randy
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