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The Quotes page emerged several years ago from repeated requests to JDM for Junior's original quips, sayings, analects, brief commentary, even hilarious one-liners, to be compiled into a book or webpage. It is often commented how these concise remarks replay in the mind for years to come, giving simple humor or piercing perspective or new growth. All content here and sitewide is the intellectual and copyright property of JDM. All rights reserved.
God's first and foremost attribute is uniqueness. In all of Genesis 1, God never once reveals His holiness or His mercy, and His relational attribute is only implied in 1:26-28. He does, however, emphatically and explicitly reveal Himself as unique--unique in position, unique in power, unique in creativity.
It is not until 2:3 that God's holiness is first indicated, then again directly in 2:15-17. His other attributes also begin to be revealed directly only from 2:3 onward, i.e., mercy, relationalness, etc. Why the phased revelation? Why emphasize and establish uniqueness first, above all other attributes? Because nothing else can be entirely right until we are firmly and deeply bonded to God's uniqueness at ever-increasing levels.
To His unique supremacy over all reality, and specifically, our personal reality. In practical terms, this means recognizing and flowing with His serendipity and providential activity in our daily life.
To His unique position over all things desired. In practical terms, this means personal idolatry comes from not being maturely bonded to God's uniqueness. The idol is nothing more than a placeholder giving us a low-dose experience with something unique-ish.
To His unique creativity and ongoing creative acts. In practical terms, this means God does not always do things according to a formula, expectation, or tradition in your head. He wants to do things authentically original in your personhood and personal world. You will have to be in peace and trust, however, as His creativity is working imperceptibly to a tangible outcome.
What other applications of God's uniqueness can you think of and pray about? If we do not get His uniqueness right (Genesis 1), how can we ever get His holiness, mercy, and relationalness right (Genesis 2:3 onward)? We can't. This is why we stay stuck at the tree of good and evil, trying unnecessarily hard to be good and unnecessarily hard to not be evil.
2/21/25
Scriptures
But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.
Job 23:13 (NKJV)
For who in the heavens can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?...O LORD God of hosts, who is mighty like You, O LORD?
Psalm 89:6,8 (NKJV)
...I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me...
Isaiah 44:6,7 (ESV)
...Who is like me and who can challenge me? And what shepherd can stand against me?
Jeremiah 49:19 (NIV)
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