In Romans 1:20 I read, “For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse." (NIV)
The fruitfulness of my prayers doesn’t depend on how much I know about prayer but on how much I know about God. The more I understand God, the more effective my prayers are going to be.
More important than learning all about prayer is understanding more about God. It starts with knowing that God is multidimensional. That means that God is in the past, present, and future. He’s on Earth and in the spirit world.
Here are a few ways I can see God’s multidimensional character.
I see it in God’s creation. The God who created a multidimensional world and universe is a multidimensional Creator. “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Romans 1:20 NIV). I can learn a lot about God just by looking at nature. For instance, I know that God likes variety, and he is organized, creative, and powerful. Creation is complex, so I know God has to be even more complex.
I see it in Jesus’ incarnation. John 1:14 says, “The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us” (GNT). If God had wanted to communicate with ants, he would’ve become an ant. If he had wanted to communicate with cows, he would’ve become a cow. But God wanted to communicate with and love human beings, so he became one of us. Jesus is bound by neither space nor time, because he is multidimensional: “Grace and peace to you from him who is, and who was, and who is to come” (Revelation 1:4 NIV).
I see it in how the Holy Spirit moves. “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit” (John 3:8 NIV). I can’t put the Holy Spirit in a box! I can’t control him. He’s like the wind. I don’t know where it comes from, and I don’t know where it’s going. He moves in dimensions we don’t move in.
Don’t let this be the end of my study about God’s multidimensional character. Knowing God is a lifelong pursuit, one that will make my life sweeter and more meaningful each day.
In summary, since the creation, God’s invisible qualities; his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen. No one is without excuse from what they’ve seen. The fruitfulness of my prayers doesn’t depend on how much I know about prayer but on how much I know about God. The more I understand God, the more effective my prayers are going to be. More important than learning all about prayer is understanding more about God. Know that God is multidimensional. God is in the past, present, and future. He’s on Earth and in the spirit world. I can see God’s multidimensional character in His creation. God who created a multidimensional world and universe is a multidimensional Creator. I can learn a lot about God just by looking at nature. God likes variety, and he is organized, creative, and powerful. Creation is complex, so I know God has to be even more complex. In Jesus’ incarnation. God wanted to communicate with and love human beings, so he became one of us. Jesus is bound by neither space nor time, because he is multidimensional. I see it in how the Holy Spirit moves. I can’t put the Holy Spirit in a box! I can’t control him. He’s like the wind. I don’t know where it comes from, and I don’t know where he’s going. He moves in dimensions I don’t move in. Knowing God is a lifelong pursuit, one that will make my life sweeter and more meaningful each day.
Nature shows us a God of might, intelligence, and intricate detail; a God of order and beauty; a God who controls powerful forces. That is His general revelation. Through special revelation (God's Word and the coming of Jesus), I learn about God's love and forgiveness, and the promise of eternal life. God has graciously given me many sources that I might fully believe in him. God reveals his divine nature and personal qualities through creation, even though creation's testimony has been distorted by the Fall. Adam's sin resulted in a divine curse upon the whole natural order; thorns and thistles were an immediate result, and natural disasters have been common from Adam's day to ours.
Father, thank you for Your Word and Jesus as my savior and example. You want me and I need you in my life. Please give me Your strength for today and remind me in little ways that I can always believe in, have faith in and can trust you in everything. This includes being the authority for my life, the source of my self-worth and my hope for the future. You have my best interests in mind. So I ask you to help me to embrace the way you’ve made me; my gifting and passions. Help me to serve and fulfill the mission you have in mind for me.
Today, I ask you for wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership, my interactions with others, doing well and making a difference in others lives (including my job.) I pray all these things through your Son Jesus’ name, Amen.
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