THE DIVINE PERSONALLY

A WOMEN GOES INTO A SHOP TO BUY A HAT. THE ASSISTANT SUGGESTS FIRST THIS, ONE, AND THEN THAT ONE, AND YET ANOTHER ONE-UNTIL FINALLY SHE PRODUCES WHAT SHE BELIEVES TO BE THE ONE THAT "SUITS MADAM PERFECTLY."  THE ASSISTANT IS SUGGESTING THAT THE HAT EXPRESSES HER CLIENT'S PERSONALITY.
SIMILARITY, HUMAN BEINGS PUT A VARIETY OF "PERSONALITY HATS ON GOD 'S HEAD. SOME PUT AN ACADEMIC HAT ON HIM. AFTER ALL, HE KNOW EVERYTHING.[JOHN 21:17].
SOME PUT A POLICEMEN'S HAT ON HIM. THEY THINK OF HIM AS ONE WHO CONSTANTLY SPIES ON THEM FROM HEIGHTS OF HEAVEN TO CATCH THEM WHEN THEY DO WRONG. [PSALM 139:1-12;  GENESIS  3:8-10].
THERE ARE SOME WHO PUT'S A CHEF'S HAT ON  GOD. THEY BELIEVE HE EXISTS MERELY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF THINGS THEY NEED TO EAT AND DRINK, PSALM [145:15,16].  SOME BELIEVE HE IS TO STINGY, THAT HE COULD BE MORE GENEROUS AS HE MIGHT BE.
OTHERS THINK OF GOD AS A FATHERLY CHRISTMAS, OR SANTA CLAUS, WHOSE JOB IT IS TO SUPPLY THEM WITH ALL KINDS OF PLEASANT THINGS TO OWN AND ENJOY.
 SOME GET A LITTLE PEEVED WITH HIM, WHEN THEY HAVE TO GO SHORT OF SOMETHING. [MATTHEW 6:31, 32a].
MANY LOOK ON A MAGICIAN'S HAT AS A "MUST" FOR THE DIVINE WARDROBE, FOR THEY THINK OF GOD AS THE GREAT MIRACLE WORKER, {EXODUS 7-10; 14 10:31].
MANY BELIEVE THAT A CROWN IS AN APPROPRIATE HAT FOR GOD.   THE BIBLE OFTEN USES THE WORDS LIKE "KING" AND "KINGDOM"  WHEN REFERRING TO HIM. [PSALM 24;7-1O]; [MARK1;15].
BECAUSE MANY UNINFORMED PEOPLE VIEW THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE AS ALL A MATTER OF "DO' AND "DON'T" THEY THINK OF A PURITANAN'S HAT AS A SUITABLE GARB FOR GOD, [MARK 10 17:22].
 SOME THINK ABOUT GOD ONLY WHEN SICK, [PSALM -103:3; [MARK 5:21-43].
 REMARKABLY, MANY PEOPLE ARE QUICK TO ASK, " WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?' WHEN THEY ARE SICK, BUT SLOW TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION WHEN THEY ARE WELL.
THERE ARE A ELEMENT OF TRUTH IN THE MESSAGES OF ALL THESE HATS. EACH REFLECTS SOMETHING OF WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY ABOUT GOD AND HIS ATTRIBUTES. IT IS ESSENTIAL, HOWEVER, TO KEEP IN MIND THAT GOD'S ALL EM-BRACING QUALITY IS LOVE. THIS BINDS ALL OF HIS OTHER QUALITIES TOGETHER AS A CORD BINDS TOGETHER THE STALKS IN A GREAT SHEAF OF HAY.
GOD IS WHAT HE IS-NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF HIM. OUR TASK IS TO COME TO GRIPS WITH HIS SELF-DESCRIPTION, HIS CHARACTER AND HIS WAY OF DOING THINGS. HE ONCE DID WEAR A HAT. HE DID NOT CHOOSE IT FOR HIMSELF. MEN FASHIONED IT FOR HIMSELF AND PLACED IT ON HIS HEAD; AND CALLED IT THE "CROWN OF THORNS".  HOWEVER, WHAT THEY PLACED THERE WILL SERVE A USEFUL TEACHING PURPOSE FOR US.