Dear Children of God,
If you’re a stargazer, you’re likely familiar with “Orion’s Belt” which appears, to the naked eye over 1200 light-years away, to be three stars – Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. But, taking a very close look, Alnitak and Mintaka, the belt’s two end stars, are each three stars rotating about each other. And they are two of hundreds of thousands of “stars” that are, in reality, multiple-stars. Failing to understand the reality of multiple-stars caused confusion among astronomers for centuries. But, when scientists understood this reality, their calculations fell into place. It’s amazing what a closer look reveals.
In some ways, we see God in ways that mirror our earthly view of the stars He created. When we look at God from a distance, we’re tempted to see God as one entity … one God. And for many in the world, that’s what they claim to see. One God. For example, Muslims see “Allah” and Jews see “Yahweh”. But, when you take a closer look at God through His scriptures, which reveal Him as He truly is, we see something a little different. While God’s word doesn’t include the words “trinity” or “triune” His word does reveal that He is also three persons while still being one God. How can this be? It’s a mystery, something we know from evidence to be true, but at the same time, remains unexplainable.
Deuteronomy 6:4 says, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” There is one God. But we also read in the opening words of Genesis that God created all things, the Spirit of God was present, and the Word of God caused light to come into existence (Genesis 1:1-3) and “The Word was with God, and the Word was God … and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1,14). A closer look at God, viewed through the lens of His scriptures, reveals God is three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, yet remains also one God. The mystery of the Trinity, the one true God.
In the Love of God,
Pastor Jim