It is hard for me to grasp how big the sea is, let alone the earth, the sun, or our galaxy. By the time that scientists start talking about the cosmos, I am lost. Even the cosmos are limited though. If I cannot understand how big finite creation is, how can I even begin to fathom the concept of infinity?
Everything I know has limits, and these limits were fixed by God."He set for the sea its boundary So that the water would not transgress His command, When He marked out the foundations of the earth" (Proverbs 8:29). Everything is limited, that is, except God. Because He is infinite, nothing exist outside of Him. "In Him we live and move and exist" (Acts 17:28). My mind gets lost when I think about this subject, but it is important to get lost in God's infinite being. It is only in losing our minds that we begin to gain wisdom.
Finite Futility
Too often, our minds are lost in temporary things and we seek momentary pleasure. A sure way to live a futile life is to spend and be expended for the finite. Scripture admonishes us, " look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." (2 Corinthians 4:18). And John warns, "Do not love the world not the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the father, but is from the world. The world is passing away and also its lust but the one who does the will of God lives forever"(1 John 2:15-17). Our minds are too easily fixated on the finite. The tragedy is, we are not captivated by God's infinite being because of our preoccupation with ourselves. How is it possible that we could find the finite more fascinating than the infinite? How is it that we trade blessed ecstasy for counterfeit fleeting pleasure? How is it that we are still falling for Satan's lie that there is gain apart from God?Better Than Life
Every temptation is an attempt to deceive us that there is something better than God. Every time we sin, we are essentially proclaiming that God is not good and that we think sin is better. Oh, that we would cry with David, "Your lovingkindness is better than life!" (Psalm 63:3). When we are captivated by the excellencies of the infinite God, finite things disappear in His shadow.
Get Lost!
I fear that when the works of American Christians are tested, many will watch as their wood, hay, and stubble burn up. The question we must ask ourselves is, "What am I investing in? Where are my stocks?" Sure, you may ascent to the fact that God is infinite, but how do you operate? Do you make your daily decisions in light of God's infinite greatness, or are you merely living for the finite? The more lost we are in God's infinite greatness, the more we will find the things of earth inadequate and dissatisfying. When God is awesome to us, then eternity becomes more real than the present. If we truly understood the greatness of God, we would have a passion for advancing His kingdom. Our zeal for witnessing would never wane. Our prayer lives would be vibrant. Our hunger for the Word would be unceasing. God's praises would continually be on our lips, and we would never find worship boring.
Three Ways to Get Lost
- Pray that God will help you to see Him as better than life and that He will captivate your heart.
- Open the Bible, and get lost between Genesis and Revelation in the infinite excellencies of God.
- Take up your cross, and follow the LOSER! Jesus lost his will and life in His Father's will. His mind was caught up with one thing: loving His Father. It is through loosing our fascination with ourselves in awe and worship of God that we gain everything! May our minds never be caught up with anything less than the infinite God.
Scopus Vitae Christus,
Dallas
