Musings on the greatness of God
I'm writing from my old bedroom, home of many memories.
As I write, I listen to Bach's Choral "Nun Komm' der Heiden Heiland." Enter: the reflective mood. I contemplate the brevity of life on this earth, the speed at which it is lived, and the memories that fade as we pass them by. As I was flying into Phoenix, then Albuquerque, then Midland (yes, Midland, as in Midland/Odessa, Texas), the view was magnificent, with much of the plain coated with a fine blanket of powder. Everything below looked so small. And I wondered. How small are we, really? God, who created all of this universe, and the infinite universe beyond our comprehension, is incomprehensibly Awesome. Truly, He alone is deserves that title.
Today I enjoy one of the days that He, in his mercy, has granted to me. Yet, so easily do I lose consciousness of the reality that every day I live is truly a magnificent gift of the Almighty. So easily do I get caught up in the trappings of this life and allow the little foxes to steal the treasures of heaven that lie just beyond my sight and grasp. So easily do I let relational fires sputter as I single-mindedly run the race to obtain that which makes empty promises to satisfy and please. As a member of the body of Christ, it's almost always easier for me to choose to be (or at least pretend to be) the appendix, than it is to look at fellow humans with the awe-inspired sense of compassion that comes from true recognition of our God's magnitude, majesty, and love. As with Christian and Hopeful in The Pilgrim's Progress, it's hard to take the difficult road, when an easier path appears to run parallel to it. Only when, a fair distance down the path, we are faced with life's storms do we realize there is a great fence separating the path we chose from the true path of life. It is then that we must retrace our path with tears and seek the true way.
My prayer for today is that: a) the desire for ease and the pursuit of personal gain will never control my life, and b) I will bask in the greatness of the Lord, and serve those around me with reverence and adoration for the One who gives each of us life.
As I write, I listen to Bach's Choral "Nun Komm' der Heiden Heiland." Enter: the reflective mood. I contemplate the brevity of life on this earth, the speed at which it is lived, and the memories that fade as we pass them by. As I was flying into Phoenix, then Albuquerque, then Midland (yes, Midland, as in Midland/Odessa, Texas), the view was magnificent, with much of the plain coated with a fine blanket of powder. Everything below looked so small. And I wondered. How small are we, really? God, who created all of this universe, and the infinite universe beyond our comprehension, is incomprehensibly Awesome. Truly, He alone is deserves that title.
Today I enjoy one of the days that He, in his mercy, has granted to me. Yet, so easily do I lose consciousness of the reality that every day I live is truly a magnificent gift of the Almighty. So easily do I get caught up in the trappings of this life and allow the little foxes to steal the treasures of heaven that lie just beyond my sight and grasp. So easily do I let relational fires sputter as I single-mindedly run the race to obtain that which makes empty promises to satisfy and please. As a member of the body of Christ, it's almost always easier for me to choose to be (or at least pretend to be) the appendix, than it is to look at fellow humans with the awe-inspired sense of compassion that comes from true recognition of our God's magnitude, majesty, and love. As with Christian and Hopeful in The Pilgrim's Progress, it's hard to take the difficult road, when an easier path appears to run parallel to it. Only when, a fair distance down the path, we are faced with life's storms do we realize there is a great fence separating the path we chose from the true path of life. It is then that we must retrace our path with tears and seek the true way.
My prayer for today is that: a) the desire for ease and the pursuit of personal gain will never control my life, and b) I will bask in the greatness of the Lord, and serve those around me with reverence and adoration for the One who gives each of us life.
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