Mark Tabata’s Weekday Devotionals
Thursday, September 24
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Psalm 139:1-12-For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. 3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. 5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; 12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
One of my favorite Scriptures is Psalm 139.
In this passage the psalmist sets his mind to contemplate the perfection of God. The word “perfect” means “that which is complete and not lacking.” In all of God’s characteristics, He is perfect. The reason for this is evident from logic: if God were imperfect (lacking) in any attribute, then He would just be another part of the created universe and dependent on something outside of Himself.
Realizing the fact of the perfection of God, Psalm 139 discusses the characteristics of God’s being omniscient (all-knowing), omnipresent (all-present), omnibenevolent (all-good), and omnipotent (all-powerful).
Another author, discussing the first verse of Genesis, has this for us.
God, as mentioned in Genesis 1:1 is not limited; He is beyond time, space, and matter. God created time, space, and matter. Time commenced in the beginning, and when God created the heavens, space came into existence and when the earth was created, matter came into existence. Time: Time involves the past, present, and future. The person who created the phone is not inside the phone. If he is inside the phone, then he is not the creator. He is outside and it was created by an external force. God created time and He is not inside the time. If he is inside time, then he did not create time. We have a God who is far beyond time. God does not have a past, present, or future. We are limited to Time, which has Past, present, and Future…Space: Three dimensions make up space. Length, breadth, and depth. God cannot be constrained by the dimensions of space as he created it. God says, “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool,” declares God. Does God get weary of standing? Certainly not. These are anthropomorphic expressions used to aid comprehension. God is not constrained by the dimensions of length, breadth, and depth…. Matter: Earth is a substance. The matter is composed of gases, liquids, and solids. God is not constrained by the laws of nature. God is Spirit. In Hebrew, the term for Spirit is Ruach. Two terms in Greek describe the Spirit. One is pneumatos, which is used with capital “Pi” or π., and the other is pneuma, which is used with tiny “pi”. Pi is silent. The masculine gender of Spirit representation is Numatos. According to John 4: 24, God is the spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and in Truth. God is not part of the solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that makes up the universe. The God of Genesis 1: 1, who established time, space, and matter, exists outside of these three spheres. He is outside of the nine concepts of the past, present, future, length, breadth, depth, solid, liquid, and gas. He is all-knowing, all-present, and all-powerful. We are constrained to just these nine elements and are unable to comprehend God. (Gracy Dalwin, Jesus in Genesis 1:1: Christ Unveiled, 6-8 (Kindle Edition): Self-Published)
Truly, our God is worthy of all worship, honor, and praise.
We praise You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
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