Spirit in a Costume

In describing who man is, an eleven-year-old boy said, “Man is a spirit putting on costume to be identifiable and distinguished one from another”. No wonder the bible said, “God is sheer being itself--Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration." (John 4:24, MSG). God being a spirit, having no material form or physical composition makes him limitless. God spoke in Genesis 1:26: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature..."(MSG)

God is not limited by geographical location, in fact, geography is not relevant has He is omnipresent (always present everywhere: continuously and simultaneously present throughout the whole of creation or found everywhere: present all the time or everywhere).

Physical representations of the Lord can only diminish who He really is in our thinking. When we give God a physical form, He automatically becomes limited in our minds. We also lower God by making Him into something that looks acceptable to us. God is never to be reduced or made into something other than He has revealed Himself to be. He is infinitely beyond anything we may worship or revere Him as He has revealed Himself to be. The father gave humanity a picture of who He is in the person of Jesus (“a spirit putting on costume, human flesh”). His life and ministry are all we need to understand God.

Being a spirit did not make God want to alienate himself from a fellowship with man. In fact, God yearns for a fellowship with man (He came down every evening to fellowship with Adam). After the fall and God further made a permanent arrangement for man to be reunited with Him. God longs for people to know Him personally. God also desires that we trust in His love and ability to care for us. Until will understand the personality of God, then we will being to enter into a relationship with Him.

The awesome thing about our God is that He is timeless. “God, it seems you've been our home forever; long before the mountains were born, long before you brought earth itself to birth, from "once upon a time" to "kingdom come"--you are God. (Psalm 90:1-2, MSG). He remains eternal and the same. His nature, His character, His will, His desires for people, His ways, His actions, will never be different from one day or one century to the next. God is completely dependable, constant and consistent.

Therefore, in a continually changing world, it is reassuring to know there is One who is the same yesterday, today and forever. “For Jesus does not change--yesterday, today, tomorrow, he is always totally himself. (Hebrews 13:8, MSG).

Since God is Spirit, He draws people to Himself in ways we cannot see. This is true in the lives of unsaved family and friends. Just because we do not see Him working does not mean He is not. Let us remember this as we faithfully pray for our unsaved love ones and friends.