The Infinity of God and His Word by Frank M. Wilcox

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 15, 1915

The Infinity of God and His Word

By Frank M. Wilcox

THERE is an infinity in God and his Word which the human mind will never be able to fathom. Never by study or searching can we fully comprehend the ways of the Most High. That study will bring to us constantly fresh revelations of his character and of his grace. Every turn will present a revelation of new beauties, but these we shall find will lead us to the study and contemplation of new and deeper mysteries. And this revelation will last not only during the short span of time, but through the endless ages of eternity. One pleasure of the eternal ages will be the constantly unfolding revelations of God. Eternity itself will not suffice to exhaust the divine and infinite subject.

The Word of God is an inexhaustible storehouse in which every one of God's children may dig and delve, and find therein some gem of thought, some precious promise, particularly suited to his need. Indeed, the same scripture may convey a thousand different ideas to as many different seekers after help. There may not be found in it opposing views,—for God never contradicts himself,—but a great variety of ideas, each harmonizing with every other. It is as if a multitude of people stood upon a lofty mountain and looked out over the surrounding landscape. One lover of nature would find some special object to invite his attention and engage his thought. Another looking on the same scene would fail to see the particular feature to which his fellow was attracted, but would see some other equally as engrossing to his mind; and thus every one of the multitude might look upon the scene and be attracted by a different phase of the great picture.

God speaks to the little child in words suited to its capacity. Perchance in the same text he may give to the man of broad intellectual training the very help he needs. And in this way God works through an infinite number of means and providences which his grace employs. Some can read the messages of his love in the shining orbs of the heavens. To others he speaks in humble ways and through incidents so trivial in their character that one who is not acquainted with the circumstances would consider them most commonplace.

True faith not only mounts up to the assurance of seeking great things of God, but it recognizes his working in most trivial incidents of human experience. The sublime faith of the prophet Elijah brought down fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice on Mt. Carmel. The sons of the prophets, in childlike faith, sought the interposition of God in bringing the lost ax to the surface of the water. It is the recognition of God's providences even in the small things of life that brings us into constant fellowship with him. May he anoint our eyes that we may see more and more the infinite measure of his love, and the unnumbered multitude of ways in which he seeks to reach and aid the children of men. F. M. W.