Romans 1:20 “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.”
To have a divine nature is to possess all the attributes that make God who He is. Francis Bacon said, “God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, Scripture. But he has written a second book called Creation.”
The divine and eternal God is the concept that God exists outside of time and has always and will always exist. This means that God is not subject to time and does not move through time as we do.
We humans live, move, and exist in time. God relates to time as the Creator of it. God interacts with time as the Ruler and Sustainer of it. God is not bound by time but sees all time equally from beginning to end. He is also the Lord over everything within time. As Lord, He interacts according to His divine nature within time.
God speaks and reveals himself through his creation–”The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” (Psalm 19:1-4)
In Genesis 1 God doesn’t say, “In the beginning, He (God) was created.” God is here at the very beginning of time. His Word declares His eternal nature. When this world was created, and time with it, God already was.
Throughout Scripture, the eternal God is affirmed as in Psalm 90:2–” Before the mountains were born, or You gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.”
This Chris Tomlin song “Indescribable” speaks to God’s eternal power and divine nature. I hope you will be blessed as you listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLMVqNwypjA
Deb Hill