April 11

The Lord our God is holy. That statement is beyond our comprehension. To say it is to suggest understanding its import, but the reality is that when we say that God is holy it’s as though we’re speaking in a foreign tongue. Just what is holy? What is our point of reference for the word?

We know that Jesus is holy and the Bible records much about Him, so that gives us some insight. Further, we have the Holy Spirit who has come to teach us all we need to know about life and salvation and God. Yet the reality is that no matter what helps we have, our finite minds cannot comprehend our infinitely holy God.

What are we to do? How can we make ourselves grasp the reality of who He is and why He is to be worshipped when we cannot even understand the great gulf that exists between our humanity and His holiness? What does He expect us to do to resolve our dilemma? As with all questions of great import, the answer to this one is found in the Word itself.

In Psalm 100:4 we are told that we are to, “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and enter His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and praise His name.” It comforts us with the realization that we don’t have to understand what it means that He is holy; all we must be willing to do is to recognize that He is by thanking and praising Him! Thanks. Praise. Enough.