It does me good - spirit, heart, soul, mind & body - to spend time thinking about Who God is and how I fit in to His creative purpose. That's what I did this morning on the treadmill.

God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit - three in person; one in nature. These three Persons of the Trinity work in various ways in Their creation. Two places in scripture place all three Persons in our world at one time in special ways. The first chapter of Genesis records these words, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said..." John tells us in his gospel that, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." (1:1) The second place can be found in Matt 3:16-17 where Matthew records, "After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.'"

There's a picture in my mind of the Father, seated on His throne in Heaven, completely Sovereign and perfect in all His ways. He tells us in Isaiah that He knows the end from the beginning; therefore, nothing is outside His control. He doesn't fret or wring His Hands when humans make mistakes; there is no Plan B with God. As hard as it is for us to understand, He got it right the first time and there is no do-over. Our Father is just and will not abide or tolerate sin. So how can sinful man have a relationship with Him?

We can see the Son, Jesus Christ, seated beside the Father, who has given Him all power and authority. (Matt 28:18; Rom 1:4; Eph 1:18-23) The Son paid the perfect price for our sins and only through Him can we approach our Father. (1 Tim 2:5) Can't you just hear Him!

"Look, there she comes through the throne room door. Your daughter's heart is shining with joy that she belongs to Us. Just hear the praise pouring from her. Don't We love her beyond words or measure!"

"Look, there she comes through the throne room door. Your daughter's heart is dark with sin she wants to confess. Isn't it right that she runs to Us instead of away from Us when she's done wrong! Don't We love her beyond words or measure!"

"Look, there she comes through the throne room door. Your daughter is bowed down with a burden much to heavy for her. Isn't it good that she comes to Us for relief. Don't we love her beyond words or measure!"

The third Person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit: Indweller, Comforter, Friend, Guide, Teacher, Convictor, Remembrancer. Christ dwells in us through His Spirit. Col 1:26-27 says, "...the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints, to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."

This is all so far beyond my comprehension, but I have no trouble believing it because on occasion the Father, Son and Spirit smile on me, as if to say, "Let's give her a glimpse. She doesn't deserve it, but don't We love her beyond words or measure!"