Isaiah 49:6 He says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

This is in many ways an astounding statement. The fact that it is astounding shows that our perception of God is far too small. We use the word, omnipotent, but we have no emotional grasp of what it means. Jeremiah said to God that nothing was too hard for Him, but he was doubting even as he said it. (Jeremiah 32:17) God had to come back with affirming that his words were true, even if he didn’t really believe them. (Jeremiah 32:27) Here, the idea of reclaiming all of Israel seems extremely difficult, but in keeping with how God had dealt with them in the past. However, God goes on to say that the Savior He would provide would be for all nations, to the end of the earth. That’s where we lose the train of thought. How could that be? God had chosen Abraham and his descendants and had worked with them for hundreds of years, but now He says that His salvation isn’t limited to them, but is for all mankind. That blows our minds! I really like Bill Whittle’s expression of “mental horsepower,” and how we don’t have enough of it. We cannot really grasp the greatness of God, how His love and grace could be so magnificent, yet without violating His holiness and justice. That’s why it’s by faith. When we insist on understanding it all, we are insisting on control, and that excludes us from the start. That’s why Jesus repeatedly said that we must become like little children, accepting what Daddy tells them, all the while knowing they can’t understand it. We have to accept what Paul said: “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12) That’s why, whatever happens in our life or in the world, we need to say, and believe, “God’s got this.” The God who created the universe actually cares about each one of us, and that’s perhaps the greatest miracle of all.

I think I’ve always had a better handle on the omnipotence of God than most people, but that certainly doesn’t mean that my understanding is complete. That would be a logical impossibility. I too have to operate in faith, and, like the father of the epileptic boy, cry out, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24) He has been growing my faith over the years, and I’m grateful. However, I do pray, as the hymn, It is Well with my Soul says, “O Lord, haste the day when my faith becomes sight.” In the meantime, I have to keep trusting, and walking in grateful obedience.

Father, thank You for this reminder. Thank You that You are indeed omnipotent, and omniscient and all the rest, not just some human imaginary construct, like the gods of other religions. Help me receive all that You want to show me and tell me and act accordingly, so that I may be a useful servant in Your hands, for Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!