Daily Pursuit Every Day: May 9
My God is so big, so strong and so mighty. There is nothing my God cannot do. Really?
My God is so big, so strong and so mighty. There is nothing my God cannot do. The recent, beautiful, sunny weather reminds me of the hope and excitement we all felt at the end of the school year signaling the start of spending days sweating outside soaking in the sun. Many of my fondest summer memories came from my days at various summer camps. I love going to camp in the summer. On top of all the fun camp activities we would sing songs about God. Some of those songs have some of the simplest words. I remember, in my arrogance, thinking that I was too mature to sing about simple things like how big God is or that Jesus loves me. But now that I’m older I find myself meditating on some of those old kids songs. I’ll even look them up and sing them sometimes to remember what they said. Some of them are so rich. Take that first line for example: My God is so big, so strong, and so mighty. I think a lot of us can read that but our first thought might be, yeah right. Not after all I’ve been through. Or, I’ll believe it when I see it. I used to make those kinds of comments. I was a scoffer and a mocker, a direct descendant of my father the devil. Jesus was right when He described people like me in John 8:
Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”
John 8:43-47
Unbelief is arrogance. I couldn’t hear His Word because I was plugging up my ears with what I thought were my own words. Ha, but they were the enemy’s, my father the devil’s! There were times that I couldn’t bear to hear that God was big and strong and mighty because that would mean there is no room for me to cast judgment or to get what I want. Yeah He says He is good but God allows evil. How could He do that to someone He says loves. Or my go-to, I’ve been nothing but good for God and what has it gotten me so far? Why is he keeping from me the things that I deserve? Perfectly reasonable line of thinking if you think you can convict God of sin. In order to think that way you have to whittle God down to something that is beneath you. Who else desired to subject Jesus to his own, twisted words instead of God’s? The same evil one deceiving us today.
Remember, friend, simply spend time reminding yourself of how big God is. Bigger than you can imagine. We have access to Peace and even Joy in the face of any suffering because God is big and strong and mighty and good. So simple yet so powerful. Yield to His Word in the face of your circumstances and watch your Faith grow and bear fruit. Then you will see and you will believe and have greater faith and bear more fruit and then you will see more and you will believe and trust Him more and you will bear more fruit and your faith will increase and cause you to see more of Him working and believe more strongly that he is good and mighty and your faith will increase and through that strengthened faith you will better be able to see what God is making in you that will last through moths and rust and you will be solidified in your Faith. It goes on forever. The pursuit of God is the ultimate infinite game and it never gets old. It never will.
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