Describing the Indescribable

 

There is none like you among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works like yours. All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever. For great is your steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol. O God, insolent men have risen up against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set you before them. But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. (Psalm 86:8–15 ESV).

 

Somehow November has snuck up on me this year more than most. Perhaps it is the level of activity that makes the days seem to have passed so much more quickly than usual; or it could just be a reflection of my aging memory. However, here we are with the first week of November already relegated to the past. Before I know it, it will be time to get the Christmas decorations down from the attic and begin putting them in all the “just right spots” as we prepare for Christmas celebrations.

 

One of the other tasks is deciding where to go with Morning Devotionals. Often it is an easy decision. This was one of those times. I was privileged to accompany my son, Kyle, and a wonderful friend, Mark Turner, on a wild hog hunt recently. It is a rather interesting story, though I won’t detail that today. What struck me was the sunset as the end of the hunt drew near. Sitting in the quiet of the pasture I was struck with the indescribable beauty of God’s creation. That made it possible to follow a trail in my mind that details all the other times God simply shows up with something that can only be described as indescribable. That’s because He is just that… indescribable.

 

So, for the next few days, maybe weeks, I’m going to ramble a bit about the indescribable nature of God. It may sound a bit strange at first since we are finite and God is infinite; it may even stretch us a bit in a very positive way before we get to Christmas. After all, that was the most indescribable of all things in history. God becoming man to redeem us cannot be adequately described. It is simply too grand for us to fully take in.

 

Let me encourage you to take a trip through your memories and make some notes of your own about the indescribable nature of God and how He has shown Himself to you. As you do that, perhaps we will have some overlap that will encourage you with the hope His nature reveals to us. After all… “there is none like Him among all the gods” (v. 1).