Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! ~ Romans 11:33 (NIV)
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How big is your God? How awed are you by Him? Do you stand amazed, shaking your head in wonder, at all that He is and does?
You should.
This past week, as I ate my breakfast at my office desk, I peeled my banana, and thought, Wow, God is so amazing. He makes certain fruits grow in different parts of the world, but not in other parts. Like the banana -- it doesn't grow in California naturally, but is like a weed in tropical venues! He created soooo many different fruits -- I can't even count them all! And they all have their place in the world, to meet our needs. Wow!
God is the source of all things...things tangible, like fruit, and intangible, like wisdom and knowledge. King Solomon, in all his wisdom, was just a drop in the bucket compared to God! Einstein and other great masterminds make us go, "Wow..." -- but God is as superior to these menses as an ant is to King Kong! God gives all these superbrains their wisdom and knowledge -- they are NOTHING without Him! He is the one to be applauded and awarded and awed -- the God of the Universe, Maker of heaven and earth and all that is in them, amen?!?
And then there's the way He does things -- the way He judges men and operates in and among them. These things we just shake our heads at, too. We don't understand when evil men succeed. We don't understand when 5-year olds get leukemia. We don't understand why we are given grace when we are sooo sinful. Face it -- we can never understand or fathom the mind of God. It is too awesome. Too big. Too complex. Too wonderful.
Yet in all His bigness, He asks to be our friend. He desires an intimate love relationship with us, based on faith in His Son, Jesus. Be a friend with God? That's like chatting it up over pizza with Gandhi or Babe Ruth or the Pope (insert iconic hero of your choice). These are people you just don't have lunch with and talk about the weather, your upcoming root canal, and why your Dad didn't treat you right when you were growing up. They're too "up there" on the humanity ladder --
But not the God of the universe. He's "up there", yet He's so "down to earth". Right down to a manger in Bethlehem. Right down to being a carpenter, a friend of fishermen and tax collectors. Right down to dying a criminal's death by way of Roman crucifixion. He was "down to earth" all right. For you, and me. That's the kind of god God is. Like I said, too much to fathom.
I hope and pray today that you will ponder your God. Blow your own mind with the depths of His wisdom and knowledge, and His untraceable judgment and ways. And then bow before Him, giving Him the honor He is due. He is worthy of all the praise we can give Him -- let's not hold back one ounce of amazement and adoration for our God!
Love,
Joelene
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