In the final wrap-up of the Nature of God mini-series, I’m looking at the final three natures.
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To remind you, we’re looking at the eleven defining traits of the nature of God.
Eternal and TimelessOmnipresentEthereal and Non-materialImmutable and ConstantTrustworthySovereignRighteous and GoodOmniscient- Esoteric and Inexplainable
- Omnipotent
- Holy
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The Last Three: Esoteric, Omnipotent, and Holy
Esoteric
What does it mean to be esoteric?
The dictionary defines this word as ‘designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone’. God, being omniscient, means that it is difficult for creation to comprehend Him. He cannot be measured, interpreted, or studied.
The prophet Isaiah describes God as having an understanding that is unsearchable.
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable.
Isaiah 40:28 ESV
The psalmist praises God for His abundance in power and understanding that is beyond what we are able to comprehend.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
Psalm 147:5 ESV
He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority.”
Acts 1:7 ESV
However, ‘esoteric’ does not mean that we can never get to know Him. Instead, this word describes that the person chooses to share particular knowledge with a select group of people.
When it comes to us, our relationship with God allows God to reveal Himself to us intimately. Our revelation of God comes through the Holy Spirit.
The Scripture teaches that the Spirit of God knows the depths of God. However, through the Spirit, God reveals things to us so that we can understand Him.
But, as it is written,
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love Him”—These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God.
1 Corinthians 2:9-12 ESV
Having a relationship with our Creator allows us to know more about God, even when His nature is beyond what we can comprehend.
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Deuteronomy 29:29 ESV
Omnipotent
The nature of God is omnipotent. Through God’s omniscience and sovereignty, He has unlimited authority, power, and influence over all that He creates.
God is El Elyon, meaning God Almighty or God Most High.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
Psalm 147:5 ESV
The Bible teaches us that God created all things in the heavens and on earth, both visible and invisible. It also teaches that He is above all thrones, powers, rulers, and authorities.
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:15-17 NIV
He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 1:3 ESV
During my research on this, I thought about the anime, ‘My Hero Academia’. One of the heroes, All Might, slowly loses his power due to a terrible injury caused by his arch-nemesis, All for One.
Even in anime, we recognize that human power is subject to destruction. As a hero, All Might was still susceptible to injury and damage.
However, God’s unlimited sovereignty, omnipresence, and formless nature make Him indestructible, unaffected, and unchallenged by any other force. He is the Creator of all.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8 ESV
All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
John 1:3 ESV
God’s power extends far beyond what the human mind can comprehend. He is in control of thoughts, opinions, and behaviors. He is able to do anything.
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: “I am the Lord, who made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by Myself.”
Isaiah 44:24 ESV
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26 ESV
Holy
The eleventh nature of God describes all the above wrapped up in one phrase: God is holy. The word holy means to be unique, sacred, or set apart. He is whole, un-needing of anything or anyone. In Him, He is sufficient.
“There is none holy like the Lord: for there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.”
1 Samuel 2:2 ESV
His holiness secures His worthiness, an intrinsic measure of God’s nature that is undefined by anything outside of Himself.
Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?
Exodus 15:11 ESV
The summary of God’s nature is all wrapped up in His holiness. He is secure, sacred, and sure. He is uniquely Him; there are no other gods comparable to who He is.
And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
Isaiah 6:3 ESV
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
Revelation 4:11 ESV
Those who are one with God, those who believe in His promises and trust in His word, are also called to be set apart. Holiness is the nature that we share with God once we have a relationship with Him. The Bible calls us to be holy as God is Holy.
“Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”
Leviticus 6:3 ESV
Until Next Time…
As you continue in this series, I hope that clarity and the strengthening of your faith will be at the forefront of your spiritual growth.
Signed,
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