How Great Is God?

How great is God? Well, of course, we will not know this until after this life. But we get some glimpses of His greatness in the Bible.

One powerful expression of His greatness is given to us in Isaiah chapter 40. Beginning in verse 12, speaking of God, it says, "Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as His counselor has taught Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, and showed Him the way of understanding?" Obviously, nobody can do any of this, as God is supreme!

In the book of Job, God challenges Job with these questions: (chapter 38) "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding, Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line on it? To what were its foundations fastened?" Only God holds the key to the universe; He is the Creator and Sustainer.

Sometimes the wise and educated of this world believe they have the answers. But God says in 1Corinthians 1:25, "...the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men."

And back to Isaiah 40, it concludes with: "The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint."

To me, He is an awesome God; one to be feared (and loved and worshiped and thanked). And thank you for reading. See you next week, I hope.