Beautiful Word: Your Daily Devotion

Daily Scriptural Insights, Curated by the Editors of CT | [View online]( [ChristianityToday.org]( [Donate]( [Beautiful Word Newsletter]( Tuesday, September 12, 2017 The God of No Limits [Jen Wilkin]([Jen Wilkin]( | [Bio][Bio]( [@jenniferwilkin][@jenniferwilkin]( [Facebook][Facebook]( Today’s Verse “Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty? Such knowledge is higher than the heavens—and who are you? It is deeper than the underworld—what do you know? It is broader than the earth and wider than the sea.” Job 11:7–9 God has no rivals. Not only that, but he measures and decrees the boundaries by which his creation will abide. There is none like our God. The God of the Bible is incomparable, infinitely above his creation. To say that anyone or anything is like him is to try to express the unlimited in limited terms. Any comparison will fall short. Just as the authors of Scripture searched for adequate human language to apply to heavenly visions, we find ourselves ill equipped to express God’s perfections. But we must still endeavor to try. Like the Israelites with their sandals still damp from the sand of the Red Sea shoreline, we feel the weight of the question that hangs in midair: “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?” (Ex. 15:11, ESV). The psalmist, too, marvels: “Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?” (Ps. 113:5–6, ESV). The answer, of course, is no one. Creation, existing within the limits of time and space, cannot rival, much less fully articulate, the splendors of a limitless God. Reflect: Read Job 11:7–9 and Psalm 113:1–6. How does God’s limitlessness challenge you, particularly in terms of the way you normally relate to him? Pray: Invite God to enlarge your perspective of him as you dwell on his omnipotence and omnipresence. [Jen Wilkin]( is a speaker, writer, teacher of women’s Bible studies, and book author, including [None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing)](. Content taken from None Like Him by Jen Wilkin, ©2016. Used by permission of Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers, Wheaton, IL 60187, [www.crossway.org](. Scripture quotations within the text of each devotion marked “ESV” come from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [Read devotions online]( | [Share with a friend](mailto:&subject=Christianity Today Women: The God of No Limits&body= More for Women [5 Female Change Makers]( [5 Female Change Makers]( Meet the nonprofit leaders featured in our special issue. Dorcas Cheng-Tozun [Are Smart, Educated Women Still Called to the Church Nursery?]( [Are Smart, Educated Women Still Called to the Church Nursery?]( For women like me, children's ministry can seem like low-level work for the least experienced. Nana Dolce Follow Us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [RSS]( [Subscribe to this newsletter]( In the Current Issue [September]( [Facing Our Legacy of Lynching]( [Germans Are Welcoming Refugees as a Way to Honor Luther's Legacy]([Subscriber access only] [Bringing Back Baylor]([Subscriber access only] [View Full Issue]( [Subscribe Now]( Christian Bible Studies [Women Leaders Bible Study Bundle]( ) Serve God and lead others out of your calling. by Alexandra Clair Stancil, Anne Peterson, Anita Carman, and more [Beautiful Word]( Delivered via email to subscribers daily. [Subscribe]( | [Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe to CT]( You are currently subscribed as: {EMAIL} Copyright ©2017 [ChristianityToday.org]( Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Drive, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved.