The Greatness of God
I had an interesting day today and I want to give God all the appreciation and praise I can because of it.
As I was changing into my work clothes after my brief workout at the gym, I discovered that I had forgotten to pack my dress socks. Until I was able to buy some, I would need to wear my white gym socks in concert with my dress slacks, shirt and tie. For several hours later I looked like Bill Cosby’s character in the movie “Uptown Saturday Night.”
As I put on my watch (still in the gym), my watchband broke (again – I had fixed it when it broke the previous morning). I would now need to buy some socks and a watchband as soon as I could.
The day passed at the office in what I would term as a normal manner – I was able to buy some socks and a new, inexpensive watch (I was unable to find an adequate watchband replacement) and had a fairly productive workday.
I thank God for His goodness, His kindness and His long-suffering love toward me.
Upon arriving at home, I heard a loud hissing coming my trusty mini-van – my right-front tire was deflating rapidly from a two-inch gash in its sidewall. I gingerly, but quickly drove to the tire dealership where I had purchased the tire earlier this year. The tire dealership employees kindly evaluated my situation. They determined that my tire had been damaged via a hazardous road condition and would need to be replaced. Unfortunately, my particular tire had been discontinued and the dealership was in the process of closing. An employee graciously put on my spare and told me to come back in the morning.
I praise God for His holiness, sovereignty, mercy and provision.
Granted, my predicaments this day were extremely minor compared to countless others the world over, but I addressed them simply to convey that no matter what I or anyone may have faced or is currently facing; God is great!
There is a greatness ascribed to, associated with and attached to God that is so awesome, indescribable and spectacular that just to attempt to adequately address His greatness – the Greatness of God, is totally impossible for me to do!
Nevertheless, as I conclude this submission, I will give it my best shot to briefly honor the One, True and Living God by endeavoring to relate His greatness because His greatness is what I’ve been dwelling on lot lately.
God’s greatness far exceeds all the concerns and issues that may be prominent in the minds of many of my fellow nation and world-folk today – an extensive war, high gas prices, famine and food shortages, injustices, mass cruelty, degradation and deprivation, etc.
God’s greatness way overshadows courts that believe they’re “supreme” enough to make ridiculous rulings that clearly violate His precepts.
God’s greatness truly and undeniably supersedes the understanding and designs of men and women who aspire to incite, influence, govern, lead and/or rule groups and nations of people in numerous parts of the planet; whether for selflessness, selfishness or whatever reason imaginable.
Therefore, no matter what is going on in creation or what is happening in your, mine or the collected lives of mankind; God’s greatness is constant, consistent, prevalent, superlative, unmatched and unparalleled!
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable (Psalm 145:3 - KJV)! Let every living creature that possesses spirit, life, breath and animation (Psalm 150:6 - paraphrase: mine) give praise to the Lord…if for no other reason than His greatness!
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