In an excellent CD series (and book) by Pastor James MacDonald called 'Gripped by the Greatness of God' Pastor MacDonald tries to get across, at least a glimpse of the greatness of God. It is amazing how this is paramount to everything else in life. If we do not have an accurate picture of who God is, then what we do in life is futile. If I don't understand how truly awesome God is, and how much He loves the world, then I won't 'get' why I am supposed to live for Him, and why I should tremble at His word.
God is great. Isaiah chapter 40 says that He measure the waters in the palm of His hand, all the waters of the earth in the little cup of His hand. He measures the Heavens with a span. This was a huge one for me. At the creation conference I just went, I began to realize how gigantic this universe is, yet God measures it with His span. Just with His span! That makes me realize how almost invisible I am on that scale. With this in mind...
Man is nothing in the sight of God. All the nations and rulers thereof, are but a drop in the bucket. We are so insignificant to this awesome God. Yet....
God's love is great. God, the holy, holy/sovereign/measures the heavens with a span - God, loves me. He sent His holy Son, a Son that had dwelt in the splendors and glory of Heaven, to die a barbaric, humiliating death. The Son of God was spit upon for my transgressions. The Holy Son of God was brutally hung on a tree, cursed by God, for the peace I know have with God. And how great my sin is before our God. If the holy, righteous, just, blameless Son of God had to come to take our sins how great they must be and how incredibly high God's standard must be, a standard I could never, ever, reach. As I meditate on this, it awes me how great God's love is. Many people have twisted God's love to say that 'God loves you because your special'. But the truth is that God loves us, not because of who we are, but because God chose to love us. That is comforting. I mean of God does not love us, because of who we are or what we've done, then we can't do anything to loose God's love. God made us for His glory, God loves us for His glory, and because of this great love He has for us, we can be motivated to live for His glory.
Our God is great, and greatly to be praised. And I pray that I will be continually gripped by the greatness of our God.
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I am amazed that no one commented on this.
God is so great! We can trust him with anything. He loves us more than we can ever know. He cares for us and provides in ways that we never imagined. His ultimate sacrifice in sending His own Son, Jesus, to die for me, is so amazing! He wants to have a relationship with us, and that to me, is very humbling. A great God wants a personal relationship with me, a sinner. Because of Christs work on the cross, I can now spend eternity with Him in heaven. I do not deserve such a great, loving God.
I know it is an older post, but thanks for the reminder. I pray that I will remember how great a God we have at all times.
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