The Infinite God

The Infinite God

Exploring His Unlimited Power, Knowledge, and Greatness

Sorry I am delayed in getting the June article to you. I have been traveling quite a bit lately and have not had time to sit down and write about our amazing God. However, here we are now, and I am not going to waste your time. In this article, I want to isolate and reflect on the infinite nature of our great Triune God. I will define it, compare it to our finite nature, and examine how His power, knowledge, and greatness are all infinite. Thanks for joining me.

The best way to describe God’s infinite nature is to remind you of a trip to the beach as a child. As a child, you don’t understand the current patterns, the cycle of the moon, or how they affect the rise and fall of the tide. You just know the waves keep pounding on the shore, like you knocking on the front door of your best friend’s house to come out and play.

The waves don’t stop; they just keep coming, one after another. This is a picture of God’s infinite nature. He is unlimited. His power, knowledge, and greatness flow from Him with effortless ease.

God Is Not Limited Like Man

God is unlimited, but man is the opposite. We are limited in so many aspects of our lives that it would be impossible to list them all. We grow weary and get tired—God does not. We are limited in the amount of power and force we can generate—God is not. We are limited in the knowledge we can gain or retain—God is not. These limits should remind us how desperately we need this great and limitless God. I want to briefly speak about His unlimited power.

He Is Unlimited in Power

“Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.” — Psalm 147:5

The text tells us that God is mighty in power. If we are not careful, we read over things so quickly in God’s Word that we fail to stop and contemplate what they really mean.

God being mighty in power means that the power required to create the world and all the neighboring planets and galaxies is immeasurable. Scientists can make guesses and assumptions, but no one can truly measure how much power it took. This is why one of God’s titles is “Almighty.”

Not only did God have the power to create all things we interact with—along with all other living things, both microscopic and visible—but He also sustains them all so they do not cease to exist at this very moment.

This is what it means to be an Almighty God. Notice the second half of the verse: “His understanding has no limit.” He knows exactly what it takes to create and sustain everything until He sovereignly sees fit to end it according to His good will. This leads us to the topic of God’s knowledge and how it has no limits.

He Is Unlimited in His Knowledge

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!” — Romans 11:33

Notice how the text describes the knowledge of God. Understanding God’s knowledge is like gaining great riches. It is depicted in terms of volume—it has depth. Not only is it rich, but gaining the knowledge of God is like drawing water from a bottomless well. You can keep drawing from it, and it will never run dry of its life-giving water.

Man can and should strive to gain the knowledge of God and learn to think His thoughts after Him. But we will never fully understand why He does what He does or the way He does it. We can strive, but His ways are beyond our limited capacity to trace out and comprehend.

This does not mean we should be lazy in seeking to understand God. Rather, we should realize who it is we are seeking to know—an eternal God who has no end and is not limited in His knowledge. Because of His power and knowledge, He rightly deserves the title of having unlimited greatness.

He Is Unlimited in His Greatness

“Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.” — Psalm 145:3

It is His unlimited power and knowledge that make Him great. When the psalmist says, “Great is the Lord,” what is he trying to communicate? What we can know about God through the knowledge He has revealed, and the power it takes to create and sustain all things, is what makes Him great.

No one can compare to Him. No one can fully fathom Him. There is something we can do to show our gratitude for His creation and sustaining of us: praise Him. We can thank Him with gratitude and praise. We can praise Him in song. We can praise Him through obedience to His Word. We can praise Him in prayer. We can praise Him when we thank Him for working in our lives and in our families’ lives.

He is worthy of praise because He is not limited like you and me. He is worthy of praise because of His unlimited knowledge. He is worthy of praise because of His endless and effortless power. He is worthy of praise because of His greatness that no one can compare to, no matter how important or rich they may be.

May the memory of that childhood beach trip remain in your mind—those endless waves pounding the shoreline. And may that memory continually remind you where they come from: an all-knowing, all-powerful, and infinitely great God.

Until next month, go and proclaim and share the Gospel so that lives may be transformed. The truth worth sharing is the truth that transforms.

Application Questions

1. Personal Reflection on Limitations: The article contrasts our weariness, limited power, and limited knowledge with God’s infinite nature, using the beach waves as a picture of His effortless, unending strength. In what specific area of your life right now (e.g., fatigue, uncertainty, or feeling overwhelmed) do you most feel your human limits? How can remembering God’s unlimited power and knowledge help you respond differently this week?

2. Pursuing God’s Knowledge: The article encourages us to actively seek the “depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God” (Romans 11:33) even though we can never fully grasp it, like drawing from a bottomless well. What is one practical step you can take in the coming month to grow in knowing God better (through Scripture, prayer, obedience, etc.)? How does realizing His knowledge is unsearchable free you from frustration when you don’t understand His ways?

3. Responding with Praise and Proclamation: Because God’s greatness is unfathomable and He sustains all things, the article calls us to praise Him through gratitude, song, obedience, and prayer — and to share the Gospel so lives can be transformed. How can you intentionally express praise to God this week in light of His infinite power and greatness? Who is one person in your life you could share this truth with, and how might the reality of an unlimited God encourage them in their current situation?