My God is so big!

Many of us go through our day to day lives and get bogged down by what we have to do in a day. Paying rent, working with a certain someone, getting through traffic...you know. Hard things right? I know many of us deal with physical, emotional and spiritual baggage. We have an illness, grieve for a loved one that died, are stressed out by the desire to become significant or are just struggling to get out of bed and do something productive because it seems pointless. As human beings we strive to be a positive influence but many times we hurt each other emotionally or are too wrapped up in ourselves to see how we influence those around us.

What we lack is heavenly perspective. If you would turn to Isaiah chapter 40 please. If you don't have a Bible click here: http://bible.org/netbible/

Starting in verse 6:

A voice says, Cry [prophesy]! And I said, What shall I cry?
[The voice answered, Proclaim:] All flesh is as frail as grass, and all that makes it attractive [its kindness, its goodwill, its mercy from God, its glory and comeliness, however good] is transitory, like the flower of the field.
The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely [all] the people are like grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever. (Isaiah 40:6-8 AMP)

This verse tells us that even in our best, we are but a passing flower...we die. I know I have a black thumb but I'm pretty sure the flowers that get put in my vases go bad within a couple of weeks. Just as quick as they bloom and look pretty, they whither and die and I have to throw them away. The Bible says we are just like that. But the Bible also says God is NOT like that. You could even say God is like the vase. He is the one who holds all the beauty and displays it for the world to see so that people can come to know Him!

Why would you want to know God?

"Behold, the Lord God will come with might, and His arm will rule for Him. Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him." (Isaiah 40:10 AMP)

God is mighty!

"He will feed His flock like a shepherd: He will gather the lambs in His arm, He will carry them in His bosom and will gently lead those that have their young." (Isaiah 40:11 AMP)

God is compassionate! I don't think it was an accident that the verses describing His power and His love got put back to back.

"Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, marked off the heavens with a [nine-inch] span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?" (Isaiah 40:12 AMP)

I love this verse! We try to measure everything with science but most of the time it's all just theory in the end. God is the only one who can physically do all these mighty things. He created the Earth and knows everything in it.

"Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, that instruction might be given Him? Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge and showed Him the way of understanding?" (Isaiah 40:13, 14 AMP)

God is the one who created justice, love and understanding. Only from Him can we get these things!

"Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket and are counted as small dust on the scales; behold, He takes up the isles like a very little thing. And all Lebanon’s [forests] cannot supply sufficient fuel, nor all its wild beasts furnish victims enough to burn sacrifices [worthy of the Lord]. All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are regarded by Him as less than nothing and emptiness (waste, futility, and worthlessness)." (Isaiah 40:15-17 AMP)

Even though God gave the Jews a means to atone for their sins with sacrifices, we could not sacrifice enough to be worthy of God's greatness. He doesn't just want to rule over us, He wants to have a relationship with us!

After reading these verses my simple conclusion is, God is so big! Reminds me of the children's song (I am a children's pastor):

"My God is so big, so strong and so mighty there's nothing my God cannot do!"

The problem is, we (yes, including me) reduce God in size in our minds. We ignore the power and the might and the control (hello!) that He has over the universe! Not just that, but He loves you! My husband would do anything for me and I him. Our love is like a flower compared to the everlasting and perfect love that God has for us (verse 6-8 remember?)

This is my favorite part:

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound]. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted; But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired." (Isaiah 40:15, 28-31 AMP)

[Insert Händel's Hallelujah Chorus!] God loves us so much that He sees those who wait on the word of the Lord and gives them strength for the hard times. Not only will these people persevere, but they will soar to new heights! As in, places they were never able to reach before the hard time! I know we have big obstacles in our paths. God will help you overcome them if you ask Him for that help!

I know I needed that refreshing perspective on how great and powerful God is. I hope that perspective helps you today too.

"My God is so big, so strong and so mighty there's nothing my God cannot do!"