Let God Be Big

“Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You.”
Jeremiah 32:17

Imagine a group of young children being asked the question, “How big is God?” I would imagine that some would share by demonstrating on tiptoes with arms outstretched and fingers wiggling to attempt to stretch even higher. Some children would probably say, “He’s bigger than ______.” The blank would be filled in with words like “mountains” and “the tallest building ever.” And this would all be shared with great confidence.

The Bible, also tells of God’s bigness:
Isaiah 55:9 reveals to us,  “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”

With a childlike faith (Matthew 18:2),  I invite you to meditate on God’s ways. Bring this verse into the inner chamber of your heart and let the Holy Spirit speak to you.
And what are some of the things that He knows about each one of us?

Luke 12:7, “Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.”

Psalm 139:2-4,  “You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.” (NLT)

How powerful is our BIG God?

Jeremiah 32:17, “Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You.”

Psalm 147:4-5, “He determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure.”
This is obviously only a small sampling of the vast number of verses that reveal our truly magnificent God.  The purpose of sharing these verses, though, is to help you with a challenge. I would like to challenge you with the same challenge the Lord laid on my heart recently.

Let ME be BIG in your life!
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My immediate thought was, “I’m trying to Lord!” Then He seemed to reveal the areas in which I needed to be stretched and to trust more completely.

• Today, are you feeling like you’re the only one working on your marriage?


• Are you struggling with a decision that needs to be made?


• Is there a relationship in your life that you continue to struggle with and don’t know how to handle?


• Do you find yourself wondering how the bills will get paid this month?

Whatever the thought that replays through your mind continually, usually causing anxiety and/or fear; I challenge you to hand it over to our really BIG GOD! He knows all about it. He is just waiting for you to entrust it to Him.
To borrow a saying from a bumper sticker I once heard about…

​If your problem is too big, then your God is too small.


With arms stretched up high, offer your concerns and struggles to the Lord. You may even want to wiggle your fingers like a child --- not only to demonstrate His bigness, but also as a picture of no longer holding tight to your problem!

Author

Kim White