How Great is Our God

Our God is big enough to breathe out the sun and fashion together the trillions of cells that make up every aspect of who we are.

WOW!

Last week our small group watched the DVD of a live presentation of Louis Giglio. It is an incredibly powerful presentation! In the DVD Giglio shows us NASA color images of our universe and using everyday objects (a golf ball representing the size of the Earth) for comparison, he graphically illustrates just how huge the cosmos are and how small we are. He weaves the scientific discussion with Biblical themes showing us the greatness of God in a way we’ve never contemplated before.

Then after soaring through the universe, he leads us from the huge vastness of space to the microscopic as we take a tour through the smallest parts of the human body.

This from the DVD….Consider our universe. The sun, which is 93 million miles away from our earth, is so large that 960,000 earths could fit inside it. And that is just a relatively small star. Betelgeuse, which is 427 light years away, is twice the size of the earth's orbit around the sun. It is so humongous that 262 trillion earths could fit in it. The largest known star is Canis Majoris. It is so incredibly massive that seven quadrillion earths could fit inside it. Yet the same God who breathes out the stars from his mouth (Psalm 33:6) is the one who cares intimately about us, and seeks to rescue us. As Giglio puts it, the star breather has become the sin bearer. The universe maker is also our redeemer. Giglio reminds us that God is the creator of the heavens and the earth. This quick look at the vastness of the known universe must humble us, and cause us all to bow down and worship the creator of all things. The heavens certainly declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1). But we are also fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). Our beginning lies in one microscopic cell from our mother, and one from our father. These form one new cell, with a totally new and unique set of DNA. It contains three billion characters of code. This one tiny cell contains all the information and instructions needed to produce us. This one cell divides, and soon an embryo becomes a baby which becomes a child which becomes an adult. The single cell now gives way to 75 trillion cells in the human body. Every one of these cells has all three billion bits of our genetic code. Every three seconds 50,000 cells die and are replaced in our bodies.

Rather than feel small in the vastness of the cosmos that our amazing God created, I felt huge, significant, cherished and loved. The same God that breathed the sun, moon and the stars into existence holds me in the palm of His hand sees the depths of my heart and loves us just the same.
How Great is Our God...Indeed

You are amazing God!

TIME

Last night during our small group study, Jenn pointed out that I had not posted for almost a month. Hmm I thought, thanks Jenn, one more task on my "to do" list. Just as Martha did in the Bible, I am busy with all I have to do – a 10-hour a day job, tutor for grandson’s summer high school courses, writing projects (like this blog), packing for vacation, unpacking from vacation, laundry, cooking, cleaning (well not so much of that), planning for our Mission trip, watching TV (oh yes, a secret vice). It's a real challenge to squeeze in time for prayer and here Jenn is chastising me about Blog updates. Good grief give me a break!

Then this morning the thought occurred to me I have all the time there is --each of us does. We have 24 hours in every day to do with as we will. Granted some hours we cannot control: work, dinner on the table for families, life commitments. Even with the hours out of our control, we are left with a good number of hours we can control.

I read somewhere that one of the greatest lies to women today is that if you're not busy – if you are not constantly juggling 10 things at once, keeping up with the Joneses, or making some measure of progress – you are a failure. And, for the Christian woman, this is compounded by the pressure to be a "super Christian" We feel we must volunteer for all events, enroll in all Bible studies offered for women, keep up with the latest Christian issues. If you think I’m off base just take a look at the books offered - Devotions on the Run, No time for Quiet Time, (I have both) or 10-Minute Time Outs for Busy Women and there are hundreds more -- STOP!

We all know the answer, it's right there for us in God's word so we need to learn to say no, become a better steward of our time, stop trying to live up to expectations of the world, ask for help when you need it, and the more importantly, listen to what God wants for you.

And let's strive to be more like Mary not Martha.

"As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!' 'Martha, Martha,' the Lord answered, 'you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.'" Luke 10: 38-42


PS Jenn thanks for the accountability I know that writing brings me closer to God so it is what He wants me to do.