The infinite God, and the possibility of other worlds!
Charles Spurgeon, et al.
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Job 11:7-8,
"Can you fathom the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
They are higher than the heavens!"
Lift your eyes to the heavens, and you will see something truly astonishing:
a universe without measure! Billions of galaxies, each filled with
billions of stars, stretch out across an unfathomable expanse. The sheer
scale of creation defies comprehension. It is not just vast--it is infinite
in every direction we look. And Scripture tells us exactly why--it is the
handiwork of the infinite God.
"Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit!"
(Psalm 147:5). His power knows no boundaries, and neither does His creative
capacity. What He has made is not only beautiful, but also boundless--designed
to reflect His limitless glory. And if that is so, then who are we to say
that He has not populated this vast universe with other creatures of His
design--beings perhaps utterly unlike ourselves, beyond all human
imagination!
The Bible is clear that God created man in His image and placed him upon the
earth to display His glory. But the Bible does not say that this is all
that God has done. It would not be inconsistent with His wisdom or power to
form other worlds, filled with rational beings that we cannot
fathom--creatures who serve Him in ways known only to Him. Their form,
purpose, and nature may be entirely different from ours. Yet all would exist
for the same ultimate reason: to glorify their Maker.
Such a thought does not diminish man's significance--it exalts
God's magnificence. We are not the center of the universe--God
is. And it is entirely fitting for an infinite God to create far more than
we can see, understand, or even imagine. His works are unsearchable, and His
ways are past finding out.
Let us humbly stand in awe of the greatness of God. Let us be content to
marvel at what He has revealed, and to trust Him for what He has kept
hidden. The infinite universe is not about us--it is about Him.
And whether in earth or heaven, in this world or in others yet unknown, "the
whole earth is full of His glory!"
Romans 11:33, "Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His paths beyond
tracing out!"
Isaiah 55:8-9, "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways
My ways!" declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so
are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts!"