Tozer Chapter 12 and 13

Chapter 12:

       A. The God idea that God is omnipotent is very comforting to me. It is hard for us to imagine never being tired, or exhausted since that is how we feel for a lot of time in our life. However, God never tires, and he will never stop doing his work which is a huge comfort because there is no chance that he will ever abandon you. Also, since he has all power, he can take care of any situation you find yourself in, and it does not tax him at all.

       B. I see God showing his omnipotence most clearly in his creation. He creates everything that is today, and it is effortless to him. He creates it with words. Also, the fact that God can make a network of how we affect each other, and use it all for good, and how the network of people affecting others, and then they affect other people is just an incomprehensible idea, but God can do it with ease.

Chapter 13:

       A. If we try to describe God's transcendence, we end up using words like above, and outside of. These words describe how he is so far above us, but we really have no words that fit perfectly as to how much higher than us he is.

       B. When I consider the transcendence of God in relation to myself, and nature, the image that always pops into my head is space. The universe is so vast and unexplored, and can make us feel so small. As creatures I believe we are supposed to feel a sense of awe when we look to the heavens and see the planets and stars billions of miles away, and that is what God is like to us. He is so far above  us, but when we look at him, we are struck with an immense sense of awe.

The Wisdom of God

       Chapter 11 is on the wisdom of God. One thing that stuck out to me this chapter is when Tozer says, "Indeed I wonder whether God could make us understand all that happened there at the cross (62)." This sticks out to me because many times I wonder if God could do things without personally coming and interacting with us. One of the main questions I wrestle with is could God have paid for our sins without sending his son to die? This statement that Tozer seems to be in a similar vein of my question, so it was a connection point for me. Also, Tozer says that he is thankful that God did many of his mighty deeds in secret, away from man and angels. This is an interesting concept that I have never really thought about before. It makes sense however, because God is the ultimate perfect being, and revealing his plans to creatures who are sinful, and who do not understand him perfectly could lead them into confusion, and we would probably not even be able to comprehend God's mighty works