by Elder Mike Chon
As I was helping my son memorize his memory verse from Sunday School, I began to think about the verse and what it said about God. The verse was from Exodus 15:11, “Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders?” Of course this is a rhetorical question by Moses, since the answer to these questions is no one. No one is like our God. No one can even compare to our God. But why? In this verse Moses says because God is holy and is able to perform glorious deeds and wonders. That statement of course is true. Is there anyone else who can create the universe? Is there anyone else who can create man? Is there anyone else who can bring about a worldwide flood? Is there anyone else who can part the Red Sea? The list of the glorious deeds and wonders is endless. This alone would separate God from anyone or anything.
When we think about the uniqueness of God we usually think about all the great things that God has accomplished in the pages of Scripture. But the question that needs to be asked is what was happening before creation? The answer is found in Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God.” God existed before creation. The Godhead existed all alone, not needing anything or anyone to sustain Him. God existed from eternity past and was all alone, self-sufficient and self-sustained. He had no universe to sustain, no angels to sing Him praise, and no man to save. He existed in all His glory and in His majestic holiness, that He can proclaim the name “I AM.” Creating the universe did not add more to God’s glory or to His being compared to eternity past when only He existed. He does not need the created universe to be God. He is God. He always was and will be God. This is the reason why we bow our knee and worship the only God that is worthy of worship. A.W. Pink wrote, “Such a One is to be revered, worshiped, and adored. He is solitary in His majesty, unique in His excellency, and peerless in His perfections. He sustains all, but is Himself independent of all. He gives to all and is enriched by none.”
There are so many reasons and blessings in our life that we are thankful to God for, but let us come before His throne to worship the one and only God that deserves our worship for who He is, not only for what He does.