How Great is Our God

How great is our God

Sing with me

How great is our God

And all will see

How great, how great is our God

Where do I begin?! As the lyrics of this song suggests, God is great! I have heard this song a thousand times before. However, earlier this month, I attended the Passion Conference in Atlanta, and Chris Tomlin sang this as a part of worship. It brought me to tears! I was so in awe of God. Just as Genesis 1 states, God created the universe. If you know anything about science, the universe is very vast! No one knows the ends of the universe. Just think, if God created the universe with all of its complexities, how vast is God himself!!! As Romans 11:33 states, “Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!” God is indescribable!

Not only is God the creator of the universe, He loves us!!! The Almighty God cares for every human being on Earth! He demonstrated this love by sending His Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. As John 3:16 states, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” God humbled himself to human form so that each one of us could spend eternity with Him. He did not have to do this. However, he loves us! Jesus extends freely His free gift of Salvation to us! All we have to do is confess our sins to Jesus, ask for forgiveness, and allow Him to be Lord of our lives. Then, we will spend eternity in Heaven! How great is our God!

Jesus, Lover of My Soul

It's all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and your fame
It's not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God
And I surrender to Your ways

As the lyrics above suggest, this life is not about us. We are not the center of the universe. Jesus is! Unfortunately, I have not been living this out. I had become very prideful and self-centered. Everything had to be all about me. This had become evident in my relationships with my family and friends. I was my own worst enemy.

This is not what Jesus calls us to. Instead, as Matthew 16:24 states, "Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." We have to abandon all of our wants, hopes, and dreams in order to follow Jesus. He is Lord of all creation! He deserves all of our being. Our job is to serve Him and to trust Him. He will supply all our needs as Matthew 6:25-34 reads. From now on, I choose to get off of the throne of my life and let Jesus reign in my life. We must also choose to be humble. God despises pride. He will lavish grace on the humble. So, today just as I have done, chose to surrender all you have to his ways.