Is your God too small?

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “The power of God for you and in you”

Our Bible verse for today: “God made the two great lights – the greater to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night – as well as the stars.” Genesis 1:16 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Is your God too small?”

It has often been said, and I am convinced it is true, that what you believe to be true about God is the most important thing about you. How you think about God and what you believe to be true about Him will ultimately determine everything else about you.

So, when you think of God, what comes to your mind? In the opening chapters of the Bible, we are introduced to God as the Creator. Before we’re told anything else about Him, we’re given a picture of His astonishing power. He is so powerful that He created all there is, and He did it out of nothing. One moment there was nothing. The next moment there was a universe.

In Genesis 1:16 we read that God created two great lights, one larger, which is visible during the day, and one smaller, which is visible in the night sky. Of course, that’s a reference to the sun and the moon. And then there are the stars, which are themselves suns and moons, most of which are greater than the sun and the moon that rule over planet earth. Scientists estimate there are over one hundred billion stars in a galaxy and over one hundred billion galaxies in the universe. If so, that means there are at least four hundred billion suns, most of them greater than ours and all of them created by God. Now that’s powerful!

The Bible teaches that God is “all-powerful.” The theological term for that is “omnipotent.” That means that God has all the power there is and that there is no power greater than Him. It also means that God can accomplish anything He wants, anytime He wants, in any way He wants. There is nothing God wants to do that He cannot do. He is all-powerful.

Does that describe your understanding of God? As you view this crazy world of ours, and even this crazy life of yours, with all the seemingly difficult and unsolvable challenges and problems, do you believe there is a God who is above it all, in control of it all, and able to deal with it all?

For many Christians our God is too small. On the one hand, we affirm that we believe He is indeed all-powerful, but then we don’t live as if He is. This is a problem. We need to have a better understanding of God’s power and the impact it has in our lives. What difference does the power of God make in our daily lives? It’s an important question and I look forward to exploring it with you throughout the rest of this month.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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