A Bigger God

As I looked to see the de-robed and naked night-sky, revealing countless billions of stars, I could not suppress feelings of bewilderment and wonder. The boundaries of the universe; the untold mysteries of the heavens; the enchanting glow of the galaxies; and the glorious, incomprehensible heights of the Divine stared back upon me as I gazed. Black-and-white words could not express what I felt as I tried to tie my imagination to the Lord's; what a blessed and impossible task.

Although it was my goal to minister at this church-camp, it was I to whom the Lord had ministered. The glories of creation provoked the glory of the Creator, within my soul (Rom. 1). It was as though the earth was still and motionless beneath those heavenly bodies - bright and twinkling. Thoughts of the grandeur of the Almighty flooded through my mind.

As I stood there, staring heavenward, it was as though I was translated into the Lord’s Celestial Courts. With perfect clarity, everything could be seen. I was greeted by the Sovereign God with a vision of His utter majesty. There it was! His glorious throne and His beautiful, holy presence were before me. As God sat upon that place of ultimate authority, between the cherubim, I saw the earth placed before Him – its significance muted in comparison to His. In His hand, the earth was about the size of the “Cullinan I” (a 530 carat diamond), yet He still cared enough about its structures and functions to maintain His plan and distribute His love. For such a BIG God, I was completely amazed at His love and faithfulness to such a small thing – you and me.

That night, under those stars, God became a little bigger in my mind. How big is your God?

Dusty