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The Will of God
Brian Mashburn
June 14, 2009
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God's Anatomy
I remember reading a book that said when fathers and their children slow down enough, the kids are very curious about their dad's bodies. They will stare very closely at his hands, for example, or his face. Indeed, on rare occasions when I slow down with them, I've seen this in my kids. They analyze and laugh at my feet, or pick at the whiskers on my face, or point out specific features on my arms as they scan them from a close distance.
Perhaps it is because dads seem so much "bigger than life" to their young children that it causes them to want to look closely. Or maybe it's because they want to analyze a much bigger, more powerful version of themselves. Whatever it is, one thing I know is that it is a natural part of their own self-discovery.
It's odd to me that even though God is spirit (Jn 4:24), He regularly reveals Himself by attributing human anatomy to His "body". I'm pretty sure that this is not because he has a body like us, but that He so lovingly wants us to know Him...what He is like, what He does, what He is capable of, what His intentions are for us.
He tells us of His mouth,
Because He wants us to know He speaks to us.
He tells of His hands,
Because He wants us to know He works for us.
He tells us of His eyes,
Because He wants us to know He sees us.
He tells us of His finger,
Because He wants to touch us.
He tells us of His mind,
Because He wants us to know He has plans for us.
He tells us of His ears,
Because He wants us to know He hears us.
He tells us of Himself, in ways that we can consider,
Because He wants us to know Him.
This summer, we will slow down enough to look at God's anatomy, as He reveals it. I believe that looking at God closely can be a natural part of your own self-discovery.
But the biggest blessing I want for all of you is the same thing that Jesus came to earth and took on human anatomy to give you...an intimate knowledge of and relationship with God.