Considering Great Things

Have you ever stopped to consider the mountain? Standing in the right place, Mt Rainier can be seen from over 150 miles away, it's mass dominating the skyline where it can be seen. Think about dam construction: the Grand Coulee dam required over 45 million cubic yards of earth and stone to be moved, taking almost 5 years alone in excavation. With that in mind, even with all of humanity involved in the task, removing the mountain from the face of the earth would be beyond monumental, taking centuries, being among the greatest achievements in history.

Even so, my God tells me that with faith the size of a mustard seed that mountain can be moved with a word.

Have you ever stopped to consider the stars? Our own Sol ("the sun") has a diameter 109 times the size of Earth, and you could fit 1.3 million Earths inside Sol. Sol makes up for over 99% of the total mass in our solar system. If Sol is to the Earth as a large watermelon is to a pea, the pea would still be several times larger than the Earth. Now compare Sol to Canis Majoris ("the big-dog star"), the largest star known to mankind. The diameter of Canis Majoris is 1800 to 2100 times that of Sol, and between 5.8 and 9.2 billion Sol could fit inside Canis Majoris. Sol is to Canis Majoris as a grain of sand is to an earth ball.

My God is called Star Breather, He exhales and such celestial bodies are created.

Have you ever stopped to consider your own body and brain? The complexity of the calculations made in motor control functions alone is immense. Take a moment sometime today and stand on one foot while leaning around a bit. Congratulations! No super-computer in the world could make all the readings and calculations required in that amount of time to regulate the tens of thousands of muscle movements you're making every second. And that's not even mentioning all the upkeep your brain is processing under the hood to maintain vital functions and conscious thought. If you don't believe me just take a look at modern robotics and the range of motion available compared to that of living creatures.

My God is Elohim, the Powerful Creator-God. Just as He breathes stars, at a word He can create the mind-blowing complexity that is the human body.

This Great God commands respect, fear, awe... and yet He loves me, He loves us all, and He desires a personal relationship with every one of us. Now that blows my mind.

"Lead Me"

by Sanctus Real