Short and sweet thought for the week…
Job once said, “Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7 NIV). I guess my answer would be no, not really.
The word fathom sounds so ancient and biblical. Spiritually, it must mean more than just understanding, but deep, deep, deep understanding. After all, one of the meanings of fathom refers to measuring depth. Although it is not used often in scriptures, fathom seems to challenge us to seek a deeper understanding of everything pertaining to God.
To be honest, there are so many things about God that I can’t wrap my mind around or fathom. I think that is a good thing. God is worthy of our praise because His greatness is hard to grasp (Psalm 145:3). Who can relate to One who is everlasting and never grows tired or weary (Isaiah 40:28)? The depth of His wisdom and knowledge are endless (Romans 11:33). From Him and through Him and to Him are all things (Romans 11:36). Who can fathom what God has done from beginning to end (Ecclesiastes 3:11)?
How can we fathom God’s love? It is unfailing, full of kindness, and unconditional. God’s love comforts, calms, and restores us when we hurt. His love strengthens our souls and lifts us up when we are down. His love delivers, pardons, encourages, guides, and blesses us. His everlasting love flows to us without limits or conditions. Which is a good thing, since we could never do enough to earn such favor.
Yes, God’s love like so many wonderful things about Him is hard to fathom. God’s love is wide and long and high and deep (Ephesians 3:17-19). It is there when we want it. It is there when we need it. It is there for us all the time.
If we could comprehend God’s greatness and totally understand how He does what He does, He would cease to be God. However, because of His infinite greatness He is able to do so much more than we could ever imagine with our finite minds (Ephesians 3:20).
Perhaps these deep mysteries of God are not to be fully understood, but accepted, embraced, and appreciated.
“Can you fathom the mysteries of God?” ~Job 11:7 (NIV)
