Are You Looking at the Big Picture?

Take Time to Take in the Greatness of God

I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.

Psalm 77:12 (NIV)

The psalmist David spoke frequently about meditating on God, His goodness, and His works and ways. It is tremendously uplifting to think on the goodness of God and all the marvelous works of His hands.

I enjoy watching television shows about nature, animals, and ocean life, because they depict the greatness and awesomeness of God, His infinite creativity, and how He is upholding all things. Meditating on God’s greatness builds our faith and puts everything into perspective.

I think we all have days when we think, Am I strong enough to do this? God, are you really going to take care of this? During these times, I sometimes ponder Hebrews 1:3 and remind myself Who’s holding everything up:

The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God...upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]...(AMP).

Wow, I love this! God upholds and maintains and propels all things. Just think: What keeps the sun and the stars in the sky? What keeps the earth rotating on its axis? What keeps the ocean from going further than the sand? It’s Almighty God, and we can trust Him to hold us up!

If you have a problem right now, and you feel like you’re about to cave in, begin thinking and saying, “God, I trust You to hold me up.” Then remind yourself that you don’t have to make it on your own...you have the God of the universe to support you.

The next time you have the opportunity, take a few moments to walk outside and look up at the evening sky. Stare at the stars and just imagine what kind of power and ability it takes to keep everything in our massive, almost inexhaustible universe working perfectly.

Then ponder this: If God, through His Word, can do all of this, He can also hold you up and orchestrate and direct every single detail of your life.

Walk It Out: For your study time today, begin by reading John 1:3, Isaiah 45:12, and Colossians 1:16. Then, using a concordance or online study tool, spend some more time looking up and meditating on scriptures about God’s creation.

Finish with this: Earlier in this challenge, we looked at Matthew 6:25-33. Take a few moments to read it again. The God of the universe has created everything you can see and imagine. Yet, you are His prize possession!