God's size is not a barrier to intimacy

Uni-verse 230/10,000 For better through verse Isaiah 66 v 2

Isa 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.


The earth itself contains many worlds in it in terms of the myriad people, cultures and geography that comprise it. Yet, the earth is so small a part of the vast universe. God is so big -He is bigger than the whole universe. The Bible says that He can hold all the waters in all the oceans and rivers and other water bodies in the hollow of His hand. He can lift up, weigh or lay all the mighty mountain ranges with His other hand. He is also older than billions of years. Even His "foolishness" , if it exists, is far greater than the collective wisdom of all of mankind. He determines or predestines the places and times we live in though He gives us complete freedom of choice within those boundaries.

Yet the amazing thing is that such a great God, the Great I Am condeigns to consider with favour a lone person, an individual who humbles himself and obeys His revealed Word. The other day the Holy Spirit revealed that concerning a certain member of my extended family that though he has not displayed fear of God, He the Sovereign Lord is " obeying the tears of his mother. " More than twenty years have passed since his mother had passed away but the Lord still obeys her tears and keeps His covenant promise to save him in his last days. He humbles Himself to obey the tears of a mere mortal.

Isn't it wonderful that such an awesome Person as God humbles Himself to look at each one of us with favour? When He is so mindful of us, we should be humble and contrite always and in all our ways before Him. We should always be mindful of Him, always conscious of His presence, always remembering His goodness, always reviewing His Word to us. We should take every thought, emotion, decision "captive to Christ", meaning we submit it as an offering to Him.


Prateep V Philip