The More I Learn, The Less I Know

I'm a walking oxymoron.

I'm a total introvert and delight in being alone, yet I hunger for fellowship with the Body of Christ.

I'm the epitome of laziness, yet one of my greatest joys is serving as the Holy Spirit directs me.

I'm terribly afraid of heights (even being on a step stool scares me), yet I love to fly!

I love new adventures, yet I find comfort in routine.

I'm extremely judgmental and merciless, yet the Lord continues to send me to bring His comfort and peace to those who suffer great loss.

In light of what I just shared, the title of this article should make complete sense. :-)

The more I learn about God, I've discovered how very little I truly know Him.

Every time I call out to my Heavenly Father, asking Him to show me great and unsearchable things I did not know (Jeremiah 33:3), He is faithful to answer; and I am always completely in awe and wonder of all that He shows me. It is then I realize how very big my God is. It is during these times of blessed intimacy with God that I realize that all my learning and studying, brings me to the inescapable truth that my finite mind, will never be able to behold the fullness of my infinite God. In other words, I will never fully comprehend the complete character, the very essence and nature of a limitless, holy God with my limited, defiled mind. But I can intimately know Him as He graciously reveals Himself to His creation; and for all that I do not understand, I must apply faith and trust He is exactly who He says He is, nothing more and nothing less. If I ever chose to describe God or refer to Him as someone that I am more comfortable with or someone I could better relate myself to, then I would be guilty of denigrating the most holy name of God; who states there is none like Him - there is nothing in all creation that we would ever be able to use to describe Him.

"To whom will you liken Me and make Me equal, and compare Me, that we may be alike?...remember the things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,"
~ Isaiah 46:5, 9

Understanding this truth, I am grieved to the core as I consider what the Lord our God stated in Genesis 6:6. According to this Scripture, we; little fallible, sinful, finite and weak human-beings are capable of causing the seemingly impossible and most atrocious thing: bringing horrendous grief to the very heart of our sovereign and holy God.

How does this happen?

Our enemy Satan is no fool. He is wicked, but as Scripture states, he is crafty. Instead of telling us obvious lies, he introduces lies to us that have a bit of truth in it, or quotes Scripture, but takes it completely out of context.

As Christians, that is true disciples of Christ, I don't believe any of us who are indwelt with the Holy Spirit wakes up every morning with the intent to fill our day with sinful acts or thoughts. But because we aren't nearly as diligent to faithfully feed our souls (with the word of God) as often (or more) than we feed our temporal bodies (3 times a day), we've allowed heretical and blasphemous ideologies to creep into our churches; thereby creeping into our minds and hearts.

"For though we walk in flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete."
~ 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

Because we do not properly armor ourselves with the armor of God, because we do not mediate on God's word day and night (Psalm 1:1-3), we are easily, like sheep, led astray by various winds of "new" teaching that may come our way. There are many books, movies, seminars and even churches that are teaching Christians to view God in ways that God Himself has never used to describe Himself in His word.

My request to you is that you commit to pray and read God's word with me for a minimum of three (3) times per day, for the next seven (7) days; and only Scriptures that specifically reveal God's holy and incomparable nature.

If you agree to participate with me in this, please leave a comment so that I may pray for you personally, by name. At the end of the seven (7) days, I will share with you, in accordance with God's holy Scripture, my video review on The Shack by Wm. Paul Young.

"Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name."
~ Psalm 86:11

"As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith. The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions."
~ 1 Timothy 1:3-7

Gracious and most holy Father God in Heaven, I ask you to please unite our hearts to fear Your name. Teach us Your way Father that we may not fall into deceptive human philosophies or suppositions, but please Lord, light our path with Your word that we might safely walk in Your truth. I echo what my brother St. Augustine once requested of You, 'Command what You wish, but give what You command.' Give us one heart Lord and give to us as You so mercifully gave to the men of Asher, Manasseh, Zebulun and Judah during the days of Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 30:6-12). Let Your hand also be upon us as it was upon them, so that we may humble ourselves and do what you command by Your word. I thank You awesome Father God, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son. Amen.