Trinity Series

three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Now how do we explain this to

people? Let me caution you by saying that there is no way that feeble human

beings can know all that there is to know about God. You can go to my

office. And read every single one of my books. (and you guys know I have a

lot of books) And you would still barely scratch the surface of what God is

all about. Romans 11:34 says "Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has

been his counselor?" And 1 Corinthians 13:9 says that ’we know in part and

we prophesy in part." In other words, we only have part of the story now.

And we’re not going to get the rest of the story until we get to heaven. The

bottom line is that it is very hard for a small human being to totally

comprehend as huge as the Trinity. It’s too big for us.

Having said that, let me give it a shot. It’s like our federal government.

How many governments run this country? Just one. We have one national

government. Now how many branches are in the government? Three. The

Legislative Branch (Congress). The Executive Branch (The President). And the

Judicial Branch (the court system). These three branches make up our one

government. It’s a little confusing at times. I don’t always understand how

the government works. But I accept the fact that we have one government in 3

branches.

It’s the same thing with the Trinity. I don’t always understand how it

works. But I accept it. Not because I can completely understand it. But

because I can see that it is taught in the word of God. The word of God

doesn’t stop being true just because there’s something in it we don’t

understand. The word of God is true whether we understand it or not. And I

don’t have a problem with this anymore. I’m perfectly alright with the fact

that there mysteries and puzzles in the Bible. Things that I won’t

understand until I’m dead. I’m ok with that. I’ve got enough on my plate

with things that I DO understand! I’m more concerned about doing what God

says than I am in figuring out all that he is.

So you have to accept the Trinity.

And number two: You have to experience the Trinity.

What good is it to believe in the Trinity if you’ve never felt the power of the Trinity?

Or experienced the love of the Trinity?

I read about a 12 year old boy who became a Christian at a revival service.

The next week, his friends questioned him about the experience. One friend

asked him, "Did you see a vision?" The boy said, "No." Another friend asked,

"Did you hear God speak?" The boy said, "No." So they said, "Well, then how

do you know you were saved?"

The boy searched for an answer. Finally, he said, "It’s like when you catch

a fish. You can’t see the fish. Or hear the fish. You just feel him tugging

on your line. I just felt God tugging on the line of my heart. And the

message was a message of love just for me."

Here’s a boy who experienced the saving work of the Triune God in his life.

Maybe the Lord is tugging on your heart. Maybe he’s saying, "I want to have

an intimate relationship with you. Like the one I have with the boy. Like