The Lord is a God of infinite worth. He is infinitely worthy of praise, honour and reverence. Ah, even if all creation were to gather together to praise Him for all eternity, none can give Him the true honour He deserves. Who alone but God can please Himself? Can man please God on his own, without grace? Can man truly honour God as He ought to be? Nay. Man’s praise in finite whereas God deserves a praise that is infinite. Hence, without faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). It is only by the faith, which He has created in our hearts, that we can truly glorify Him.
It is also because of God’s infinite worth that sin is dealt with much severity. Dear Christian, have you ever wondered why a single act of sin deserves eternal suffering in hell? Ah, it is because sin of any form is committed against a God of infinite worth. If you commit sin against a person who is infinitely worthy, you will be punished infinitely with little regard to the gravity or frequency of your transgression. Big or small sin, it doesn’t matter. You offend God once and you’re doomed, lest you be forgiven at the cross! You see, Adam sinned only once but not even the innocent soil escaped the curse of the law. Whenever we sin, we offend an infinitely worthy and holy God. This is why sin is dealt with much severity. If God were just finitely worthy, then the punishment for offending Him is also finite. But because God is eternally and infinitely worthy, sin, even in the most subtle form, is punishable only by eternal torment. To make less of the punishment for sin is to make less of the offended One’s worth.
Another angle of the countless perspectives to God’s infinitude is God’s infinite character. Dear Christian, the reason why you will never get bored in heaven is because the One who is enthroned there is infinite! After two centuries in heaven, you will get tired of the streets of gold or the pearl gates. But we shall never get tired of the Lord because He is beyond the grasp of finite minds! We will run after Him, hoping to get to know Him fully but we shall never find an end to such endless conquest! Ah, to the wind with the pearl gates, streets of gold or mansions of many a gem. Run after God because He is infinite! We will never get tired of Him or get enough of Him. Dear Christian, start now! To know Him is eternal life! (John 17:3)
Emanating factors from God are also eternal. Life from Him is eternal (1 John 2:25). Redemption from Him is eternal (Hebrews 9:12). The blood covenant which He made is eternal (Hebrews 13:20). Judgment from Him is eternal (Hebrews 6:2). The Gospel He composed is eternal (Revelation 14:6). The Word that cometh from His mouth is eternal (Psalm 119:89). The righteous laws He formed are all eternal (Psalm 119:160). His established ways are eternal (Habakkuk 3:6). He is the eternal and everlasting God after all! (Genesis 21:33)
Finally, we must already know this at the back of our minds – every attribute of God is infinite! His love is eternal – this is why His elect will be loved forever! His wrath is eternal – this is why the unrepentant will be tormented forever! His patience is eternal – this is why He never runs out of it! His glory is eternal – this is why we can never contain Him! His power is eternal – this is why He remains unrivalled! And so on, dear friends, so on, infinitely!
“To Him (God) belongs eternal praise!” (Psalm 111:10)
What then is the effect of the doctrine of God’s infinitude?
1) God’s infinitude fills us with awe and adoration. Have we ever seen such great God? Can anyone be compared to Yahweh, the Lord God, who sits enthroned above heaven and earth? Oh, the regenerate man would go insane trying to comprehend this great God, let alone His workings!
2) God’s infinitude reveals to us how horrid sin really is. Ah, sin is revolting primarily because it is committed against an infinitely holy God! A Christian who knows of God’s infinitude cannot help but weep even at the slightest of his misconducts.
3) God’s infinitude brings great comfort to the repentant but fear to the unrepentant . For the elect to discover that they are eternally loved by an infinitely worthy God is the greatest comfort in this fallen world. On the other hand, for the unrepentant to discover that they are eternally damned by an infinitely holy God brings disembowelling fear. Ah, in the end times, when the Lord finally shows up, the great captains of this world will run in fear, begging the mountains and hills to fall upon them to hide them from the wrath of the Lamb (Hosea 10:8; Luke 23:30)
4) God’s infinitude promotes boasting in the Lord. Boasting in the Lord is one of the many great fruits of God’s infinitude. The Christian will say with fearless boasting in front of pagans: “Who can be compared to the Lord who is my God? Can anyone measure Him? Can anyone challenge Him? Can anyone bring Him down? Ah, my God is a God of infinite worth, undying and overwhelming. Your gods are dead, having done nothing since you’ve made them!”
5) God’s infinitude develops perseverance even in the midst of trouble. The cry of the Christian believer is this: “Even if I lose everything, even if I’m defeated by all my trials, I shall persevere in serving the Lord, my God, for He is infinitely worthy! He is beyond praise, beyond comprehension, beyond apprehension! Such is the Lord, who is my God and in whom I am bound to!”
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