Sometimes I think if there's a word to sum up God, that word would be "paradox." I know that even "paradox" isn't adequate, but there are so many paradoces in God's nature that make Him more beautiful than we otherwise would have imagined.
Psalm 8 exposes some of those paradoces. For example, verse one lauds His majestic name, ascribing glory to Him that fills the earth and reaches beyond the highest heavens. Though God is so lofty and high, He also teaches young children and infants about Himself (verse two). It is the testimony of the young ones who silence God's vicious enemies! The paradox: The ever-high and glorious God whom I cannot describe adequately teaches young children and infants the simplicity of who He is.
God made everything we see in creation, but the psalmist highlights the celestial objects in verse three. The Lord created the moon and a universe full of stars. The handiwork of His fingers is responsible for the overwhelming peace there is in sitting in a field and staring up at the midnight-blue sky full of constellations, nebulae, galaxy bands, the moon, meteors, and the rest. God also created humans and spends a lot of time thinking about and caring for mortal people, whose creations cannot replicate God's work. Humans are much lower than the magnificent God, but He crowns us with honor (verse five) and put us in charge of everything else in all creation (verses six through eight). The paradox: God, who created and rules over everything, humbly loves humanity and gives us authority and responsibility over a creation we couldn't hold together on our own if we tried.
What are some paradoces you've encountered in your walk with God?
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