“I am a God who is near. I am also a God who is far away,” declares the Lord. “No one can hide so that I can’t see him,” declares the Lord.  “I fill heaven and earth!” declares the Lord. [Jeremiah 23:23-24 (GW)]

Just because it seems impossible to understand God doesn’t mean that He isn’t tangible or real. For many, “God” is more of a vague abstract concept than an actual being: an impersonal entity or force that simply orchestrates events with no apparent purpose. They picture God as an all-powerful transcendent “something.” God, however, isn’t a “something”; God is a “someone” with whom we have a personal relationship, with whom we can talk every day, all day long. He knows our names as well as we know His; He plans our lives more carefully than we schedule our own calendars; He loves us more than even our parents did. God keeps track of our sorrows, collects our tears and forgives our sins. Yes, He is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, and truly beyond our limited comprehension, but He is a being. There is nothing abstract or theoretical about Him. We are connected to Him and made in His image. We may not be able to understand, see or touch Him, but He is real.

God’s riches, wisdom, and knowledge are so deep that it is impossible to explain his decisions or to understand his ways. “Who knows how the Lord thinks? Who can become his adviser?” Who gave the Lord something which the Lord must pay back? Everything is from him and by him and for him. Glory belongs to him forever! Amen! [Romans 11:33-36 (GW)]