Look at the stars. The most universally awesome experience that mankind knows is to stand alone on a clear night and look at the stars. It was God who first set the stars in space: He is their Maker and Master – they are all in His hands and subject to His will. Such are His power and His majesty. – JI Packer
This is so amazingly true. I can never look up into the sky and behold all of it’s wonder without thinking how awesome He is. His power is so great that our infinitesimal universe is only a tiny little fraction of His amazing power. He placed each and every single star in the heavens and knows each of them by name. Even more so with us. He lovingly formed each and every one of us in our mother’s wombs and He wants so much to be a part of our lives, if we’ll let him. He cares so much about our puny wretched little lives that He took on flesh and bore our punishment! I think about how I felt about God before my eyes were opened. I hated Him, but He still loved me anyway. He died for me when I was His enemy, and all He asked me to do is to believe in Him. Is there anything more awesome than this?! How can there be?
I recently watched one of my favorite movies; Facing The Giants. I love this movie so much because I know what it’s like to despair, to be so afraid of failing in every way, to be so desperate that you’d do almost anything for relief. It helps me to remember how awesome God is in every way, and every thing that He does. Another thing that I love about this movie is how it helps me to remember what God can do in my life when I submit to His will, and let Him show me that nothing is impossible when I believe and have faith in Him. Oh how the world needs to see how awesome our God is. We need to see and know that God is more than able to handle any burden we give to Him.
These are just some of the thoughts racing through my mind early this morning. I was moved to tears this morning while watching this movie, not because of the movie. It moved me because of the amazing things God has done in my life, despite of all that I have done and said. It moved me because of all the blessings God has given me, despite the wretched heart I had. This is how awesome God is, and that’s not even the tip of the iceberg.
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I have seen this movie twice … and both times have been moved to tears by it. The first time I saw it was at a special showing one Saturday evening at the church I attended. I watched big men –police officers and others– moved to tears by the very same thing you did. Seeing God’s move in the movie they were reminded –as was I– of the awesome power of God in our lives that took us and changed us … and of His incredible love that while we were yet sinners He sent His Son to die for us. As John wrote in his first letter to the churches: “Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us.” (1Jo 4:10)
My son-in-law is a big tough guy … used to be one of the hardest men you could ever meet. Now he’s turned into a big “cry baby” as he puts it … weeping easily in the presence of God. And I’ve got to admit I too have gone from “taking it like a man” to weeping when I think of God’s work in my life, when I consider the love He shed on me in taking this Jacob and making him an Israel.
Praise God for His power to change even what the world would say are the most impossible of cases!!!
In Christ,
Adrian
I have loved this site.I believe God is calling us to make a difference in this world. our part is to allow Him make these earthen vessels into treasures in His hands. The message of the Cross has changed my life forever. God bless.