November 5 - A Big God

How big is God?  Yup ... bigger than that.


One of the things that I see can easily happen while studying all things religious in seminary is an attempt to contain God.  We reduce Him to a few words on a page, or an assumption or question the historic reality of His Son.  We tear apart the reality of the Trinity and look at how Scripture has been interpreted over the centuries.  We question those interpretations and search original languages attempting to discern whether God fits in our idea of Him or not.


In a few short weeks I've read authors and listened to professors who make scripture nothing more than a simple letter written to a specific group with no intention for it to move beyond the scope of time and history.  It is one thing to learn all of this and another to internalize it and separate scripture from the One who breathed life into it and into us.


How big is God?  He's big enough that none of this really matters.  Long after all of us are gone, He will still be God and He will still be touching people's lives.

October 11, 2009 - Psalm 29:1-11

What kind of images and thoughts do you have of our God? Are those thoughts and images BIG? David is thrilled with God in this Psalm and his descriptions of the power of the Lord are glorious.

Is this your God? David says we are to ascribe (give) to the Lord the glory due his name and to worship Him in the splendor of his holiness.

This great, big God speaks over the waters - He thunders over the waters! His voice is powerful and majestic,. It breaks the cedars. His voice strikes with flashes of lightning and shakes the desert. The voice of the Lord twists the oaks and strips the forests bare.

And all in his temple cry "Glory!"

We continue to get glimpses into the temple of the Lord throughout scripture, but imagine the power of that cry of "Glory!" when those in attendance witness the Lord's power in the sound of His voice! They are already there to worship Him, the temple is filled with His glory. When His voice rings out, every portion of creation responds in awe.

I am in awe of the Lord God who sits enthroned over the flood - the chaos that fills my every day life. He is God. He is enthroned as King forever. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. (Psalm 29:10-11)