Our Big God

In the 26th chapter of the book of Job, in one of Job’s speeches, he makes the following observation:

“7 God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. 8 He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don't burst with the weight. 9 He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. 10 He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. 11 The foundations of heaven tremble; they shudder at his rebuke. 12 By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster. 13 His Spirit made the heavens beautiful, and his power pierced the gliding serpent. 14 These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of his power?"

It is good to be reminded of the power of God. He really does not fit into that box that we try to put Him into. I am currently taking a class on Wednesday nights where we are learning about the history of the church. The journey of the church (the body of Christ) through the centuries starting with the apostles and moving through the centuries to today. One of the terms that came out in class last night was “The ‘lostness’ of man” This hopeless condition that God has delivered us from by sending His son Jesus Christ to find us.

On the other side of that equation is the “bigness” of God. In our mind we really do not comprehend the scope of either our need or God’s solution. Only in the spiritual light are we able to comprehend that, and then only by faith.

“For by grace are we saved through faith” (Ephesians 2:8)

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but not I’m found
Was blind, but now I see