“God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent” (Num. 23:19, KJV). But sometimes, we tend to relate to God as if He were a man. For instance, we think He can’t solve our problem simply because we or no one else we know can solve it. This way of thinking is especially true for those who lack knowledge of the Word of God. Or for those who know the Word but lack faith in what it says about the greatness of our God.
We must never view God through the lens of our humanity. Only the Word of God can give us a proper perspective on Him. Void of that perspective, we cannot relate to God properly.
Many years ago, I attended a week-long class at a university. As the facilitator was teaching, I raised my hand requesting that he adjust the focus on the projector. He looked at me a little perplexed but proceeded to make an adjustment.
As he proceeded with his presentation, however, the content on the screen still looked blurred to me. So, I raised my hand again and requested that he adjust the focus again. At that time, a number of class attendees turned to me and said the projector was properly focused.
Sitting through the remainder of the class, I felt convinced that I was right and everyone else was wrong. I could not understand why others were not seeing the same thing I was seeing.
But when I returned home, I came to realize the problem was with me and not the others. I found out I needed glasses. After I got them, the whole world looked different. Trees in my neighorhood, to my surprise, had well-defined leaves!
The Bible Enables Us To “See” God Correctly
After getting my glasses, I thought about the class I mentioned above. I expected everyone to see things as I did because I viewed them through faulty eyes.
Sad but true, sometimes we relate to God in a similar way. When we have a distorted view of Him and His ability, we are limited in what we can believe He can do on our behalf. Because we can’t see a solution to our problem or challenge, we view our case as hopeless even with Him.
But God is not a man. Our inability to see a solution says absolutely nothing about His ability. That’s why we must study the Bible. The more we read it and the more we believe what the Bible says about God, the more profound the distinction between God and man becomes.
The Scriptures declare that with Him, nothing is impossible. Our mind and thinking can’t even take us where His power and ability can go. But we can properly relate to God only when we view Him through the revelation of Scripture and trust Him to be the God the Bible says He is.
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