We "are not"

"Men are never duly touched and impressed with a conviction of their insignificance, until they have contrasted themselves with the majesty of God."
-R.C. Sproul

I had to read this a few times for the meaning to entirely sink in. The most basic summary of this would be... God is great, we are not. But in order to figure this whole "we are not" part of this equation, we have to contrast ourselves with our Creator, and until we do that, we will never grasp the true perfection of God and His character.

Over the summer I was blessed to be in a bible study with 3 amazing women. The first time we met, the question was asked, "What word would you use to describe God?" Tough question...um, yeah. In fact, I really don't think there is one word to encompass to vast greatness of God. These are just a few that stand out to me:

1) Holy. Being holy literally means "sacred" in Greek. From the book Crazy Love, Francis Chan describes this saying, "To say that God is holy is to say that He is set apart, distinct from us. And because of His set apart-ness, there is no way we can ever fathom all of who He is."
-This alone assures us that our words don't even come close to describing who He is and what He is capable of. Isn't it a comfort knowing that we worship a God that can't be exaggerated?

2) Eternal. Referring again to the Greek meaning, eternal means "without beginning and end, everlasting, never to cease." The best part about this awesome eternal quality that our God has is that it is changeless. He is the Alpha and Omega. The beginning and end. But yet, through it all, He stays the same.
-"But you remain the same, and your years will never end." - Psalm 102:27
Comforting? I would say so.

3) Omniscient. Not being able to find omniscient on BlueLetterBible.org, I looked up "to know" instead and it means "to understand fully, being certain of." So if we add all- to the front of that, well it just makes it like 10000x better. Understanding, and comprehending for that matter, that God knows everything is taking a big step into trusting His timing, His plan, and His reasons. It also gives such a sense of protection and eliminates such a huge amount of worry and stress from the lives of those who truly believe that He is capable of completely providing for and protecting them.

4)All-powerful. Powerful in Greek means "strong, mighty; firm, sure." With that, I think to myself, "If God is firm and sure in all that He does, who am I to question Him?"
-God doesn't owe us an explanation for what He does and why He does it. Who are we to ask Him what's He's doing. I think He has it under control...

So with this said, God is great. He is Perfect.

We are but just a mist. We "are not."