The Eternal Dance of Divine

Sunday was Trinity Sunday, a day we proclaim the mystery of our faith in our Triune God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.  Please read Romans 5:1-5.

      Our faith wavers and as we learn from the Mustard Seed parable it is not how much faith we have, but in whom we put our faith.  Our faith empowers us to believe even when things do not make sense.  Our God gives us no reason to doubt and all the reason to have faith; we need to submit to his ways. 

     Let’s begin with the doctrine of the Trinity believed by all Christians.  Did you know, the very word for “God” is plural in Hebrew?   Read Genesis 1:26 and Genesis 3:22a, the pronouns used are our and us; here are just two places in Scripture where the indwelling of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are highlighted.  

     Augustine attempted to explain the Trinity using a tree.  He said, “the root is wood, and the trunk is wood, and the branches are wood, but we do not speak of three woods, only one tree.”  However most profoundly he remarked, that if we think we understood, then what we have understood is not God.  All illustrations of the Trinity fail eventually.  We are not equipped to comprehend God.

      Maybe someone is saying, respectfully, so what, it’s Trinity Sunday?  And wonder, how this knowledge helps?  Friends, through Scripture we have been assured of who God is and are invited to  turn to our omnipotent God – our Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer, who will not leave or forsake us, loved us first, is our strength and is our intercessor.

       Here Paul outlines the effects of faith in Jesus, emphasizing that believers enjoy peace with God, access to grace, and hope for glory, all fueled by God's love poured into their hearts through the Holy Spirit.  You see, the cross is a trinitarian event where all three persons of the Trinity are willingly involved out of love, taking up our cause and enduring what we deserve to set us free. On the cross the Father gave up the Son, the Son suffered and died to take our place and Jesus Christ offered himself an atonement for sin through the Holy Spirit.  It is the activity of God that makes our knowledge of Jesus Christ and of God the Father - in and through Jesus Christ via the fellowship of the Holy Spirit participatory.  We undeservingly receive the gift of God’s love via the Holy Spirit. A principal point made is trust.  And as believers confident in God’s Word…grace, the unwarranted, unearned riches of God are given.  Because of God’s grace we are adopted, redeemed, forgiven and have hope.  

      We hold tight to those promises as we are challenged with life’s struggles. Paul brings the pressure on in verses 3 and 4 and helps us to welcome it.  We may not like what we face, but as we persevere through the struggles, we develop patience, compassion and a deeper relationship.  Our faith is reinforced as we persist through the hardship and as a result we become better equipped to minister to others.   The aforementioned are steps we take as we mature as Christians.  

     Just like clumps of coal subjected to extreme heat and intense pressure over time we are diamonds.  With each test, we emerge to the surface stronger, and in every hardship, we mature and our character is refined.  God’s strength is made perfect in our weakness.  I believe this illustration helps us to see that life is most challenging when our God is chiseling away at what is unnecessary, removing our flaws and imperfections to help us better reflect His light and image.  

     Paraphrasing something I recently heard, “We cannot fully fathom everything about the complexity of the Trinity; it is a mystery and one that is more to be adored than explored.”  Church, let’s do that…let’s actively adore our God who created us, walks with us, intercedes for us, never leaves us, directs us, comforts us, redeemed us, sustains us, forgives us, died for us and deeply loves us.   

     As Christians we stand on the Word of God, and by faith we understand that God exists in a manner beyond our processing.  Friend, there is no true analogy, just amazing grace.  God’s saving grace, God’s forgiving grace, God’s new grace every day, the abundant grace of God, and God’s future grace.  So, what do we do with the knowledge of the Trinity?  We believe it by faith period–trusting our Creator, Savior and Intercessor.  God in three persons, with us, before us, around us-everywhere and always. And all God’s people say, amen. 

Blessings,

Pastor Kerry

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