Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Indescribable God + Evil-hearted Human = Insane Love

Isaiah 41: 10-14

10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

11 "All who rage against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;
those who oppose you
will be as nothing and perish.

12 Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing at all.

13 For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.

14 Do not be afraid, O worm Jacob,
O little Israel,
for I myself will help you," declares the LORD,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

God is so awesome. Like seriously, think about it. This is the guy that created everything we know, every object, every person, every idea, concept, etc. I mean, wow, He created Existence. Our existence is a creation of God. Job 38 and onward most def. conveys the awesomeness and vastness of God.

4 "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?
Tell me, if you understand.

5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
Who stretched a measuring line across it?

6 On what were its footings set,
or who laid its cornerstone-

16 "Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
or walked in the recesses of the deep?

17 Have the gates of death been shown to you?
Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

19 "What is the way to the abode of light?
And where does darkness reside?

20 Can you take them to their places?
Do you know the paths to their dwellings?

21 Surely you know, for you were already born!
You have lived so many years!

22 "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of the hail,

23 which I reserve for times of trouble,
for days of war and battle?

24 What is the way to the place where the lightning is dispersed,
or the place where the east winds are scattered over the earth?

25 Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain,
and a path for the thunderstorm,

26 to water a land where no man lives,
a desert with no one in it,

27 to satisfy a desolate wasteland
and make it sprout with grass?

29 From whose womb comes the ice?
Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens

30 when the waters become hard as stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen?

33 Do you know the laws of the heavens?
Can you set up God's dominion over the earth?

35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?
Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?

36 Who endowed the heart with wisdom
or gave understanding to the mind?

37 Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens

38 when the dust becomes hard
and the clods of earth stick together?

And God just keeps on going. Job 38 and the chapters following are a reminder of how big God is. So when I fully realize and feel (don't think it's completely hit me yet) how big He is, it'll just kill even more to know that that same God cares HEAPS for me. I mean, I already know and understand that, but I'm waiting for the day when my body shakes because I am so overwhelmed. This God who gave us the capacity to think, to love, to reason; this God who laid the foundations of the earth; this God who placed the stars in the sky and knows them by name: This God loves me unconditionally and is on my side. The Creator of the UNIVERSE is on my side!!! That's CRAZY! He disgraces those who are against me, gives me the strength to fight on, and upholds me so that though I stumble, I will not fall. That...is freakin' amazing. A-MAY-ZING. Lord Jesus, I am eternally grateful to You. My flesh is rebellious and proud, but in my heart, I know that I do not deserve this. Even typing that out gave me a weird feeling. It went against the idea, the feeling that I am good and I deserve good, but God that is a lie. If I did not have Christ, I know that I would be a participant in activities that are wrong in Your eyes. Lord, thank You for loving me despite that though. Despite my flaws, despite my evil heart, thank You for loving me. Lil' ol' me. Big ol' God loves and cares for and fights for lil' ol' me! Wow God, Your love is amazing and I will never understand why you love us so much. A bajillion times more than Man's capacity to love. Hmph...that's crazy. You're insane. But thank you Lord, thank You. I pray that I will only come closer to You and that I will love You to maximum capacity X) Ah! Jesus! Thank You :-)

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