Uniqueness -the Stamp of God

UV 3191/10000 Uniqueness –the Stamp of God
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Isaiah 46 v 5
While human beings go for standardisation in order to manufacture anything on a mass scale, God is not only unique, He makes all things unique. No two creatures of the same species are exactly the same, no two humans even if twin are exactly the same, no two leaves or fruits or trees are exactly the same. Even the heavenly bodies like stars and planets are not exactly the same. God revels in uniqueness. This uni-verse extols the Lord for His incomparable nature, His uniqueness in heaven and on earth. Since He is unique and each of us is unique, our relationships with each other and with our Creator and Redeemer are also different from the other or unique. Our testimonies or life stories of the experience of the grace, power, truth and mercy of the Lord in our lives are unique.
The Lord is not only unique, He is non pareil or without equal in the universe or in heaven. We cannot compare Him with any other person. We are in awe of His greatness and yet He is more approachable and accessible at all times than any other person, living or dead. The open book of nature as well as the good book- the Bible speak of His love being without par, His generosity, His mercy, His grace and His power. It pleases Him when we find unique ways to extol Him, pray, praise and worship Him. He does not need our worship but for us as unique creatures on whom He has stamped His unique image, worship is a daily necessity for the blessings that come from such worship sustains us, enhances us, inspires us and elevates us.
Equating God with something other than His own authentic image is infra dig. It lowers or debases us. Hence, when we call a man a fool or a rascal, the Word of God warns us that we are insulting the image of God in him. The Lord is absolutely powerful but He is extremely restrained. He rarely intervenes in our lives without our invitation or appeal to Him. Exploring our own uniqueness is a way of discovering our God-given purpose and God-shaped destiny in life. The variations in our moods, emotions, thoughts, aspirations, actions, expressions are so great but the constancy of faith anchors us in the sea of change around us. Scripture or the word of God , too is unique. The very same words or context or import of meaning cannot be found in the pages of any other book. Though it is like the heavy chain that holds an anchor of a sea going vessel, it does not weigh us down or imprison us. It liberates and empowers us.