As Paul wrote to the church in Rome: “Since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse” (Romans 1:20).
Others will point to the Cross, which shows how He demonstrated His power in conquering death and sin to give us the gift of life.
Both of those are accurate, but have you ever considered that the power of God can just as clearly be seen from what He doesn’t do?
Consider the Cross again. Though the world sees a Man broken and betrayed, Jesus Himself resists all calls to avoid the cross. He even tells Peter to “put away the sword,” saying that, if He wanted, He could appeal to His Father, who would “at once put at [Jesus’] disposal more than twelve legions of (Matthew 26:53)
He didn’t, as we know, because of His love.
According to Solomon, the ability to withhold yourself from impulsive action and command your spirit is the greatest strength of all.
“One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
God’s greatness can be shown in a myriad of different ways, but perhaps the greatest is in what He chose not to do.
What Happens When We Think About Why God is So Great
When we consider God’s handiwork, it should cause us to do one thing: reflect. We can reflect on His majesty, we can reflect on His power, but most importantly, we should reflect on our relationship with Him.
In reality, there is no comparison. He is Jehovah, we are humans, and we need to remember our place in this world.
In Psalm 19:13, David asks God to keep him from “presumptuousness,” which is the “great transgression.”
Why is it the “great transgression”? Because when we think more highly of ourselves than we ought, it forces God out of the picture. There’s no room for God’s greatness when we’re too busy pondering our own.
Songs like How Great Thou Art remind us of this fact. No matter how often we consider God’s greatness, we should always take a few moments to reflect on ourselves in comparison to Him.
Once we do, everything falls neatly into place.
How Great is our God
God Bless
Chrisendell Coller 