Matthew 19:26 “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”
Mark 10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”
Luke 1:37 “ For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
At times I wonder how big we think God is. Do we think God is so big? I believe that the way
we live is a consequence of the size of God…in our mind.
The problem too many Christians have is that their God is too small in their mind’s eye. They are not convinced that they are absolutely safe in the hands of a fully competent, all-knowing-ever present really big God.
When we wake up in the morning, what happens if we live with a small God? We live in a constant state of fear and anxiety because everything depends on us. Our mood will be governed by our circumstances. We will live in a universe that leaves us deeply vulnerable. If we don’t live in the security of a big God’s acceptance, we become slaves to what others think of us.
When human beings shrink God, they offer prayers without faith, they work without passion, serve without joy, and suffer without hope. It results in fear, retreat, loss of vision and failure to persevere.
So, how big is your God?
Is He big enough to keep your salvation? Or do you have a smaller God that causes you to doubt it from time to time?
Is your God big enough to supply your every need? Or do you worry about your day to day needs?
Is your God big enough to protect you and your family from the perils of today’s living? Or do you constantly fear for your safety and your families?
Illustration: When a person wants to be stronger physically, they begin an exercise regimen. They lift weights or ride a bike or use a treadmill. Maybe join a health club. Then they have to be faithful to that program to build big muscles. And so it is with having a Big God. You have to exercise, but this exercise does not take a day.
Look at what Paul said to his preacher boy Timothy: 1 Timothy 4:7-8 “But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”
- “Timothy .. you want to have a big relationship with a big God? Exercise yourself unto Godliness.
Exercise your relationship with God.
Timothy 4:10 “For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.”
Young David had a big God. We know the story. A shepherd boy defies the big mouth
champion of the Philistine army. Even King Saul was afraid to go against this Giant of a man who stood
about 10 feet tall. Listen to this exchange between young David and the King of Israel- 1 Samuel 17:33-37
Three Hebrew boys had a big God. When the king demanded they bow down and worship his image, they stood firm and said they would worship no other gods. Ol King Nebuchadnezzar had a question for them: Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:16-18, Daniel 3:24-26
Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. The king learned about a Big God!
Doctor Luke understood about his Big God when he wrote: Luke 1:37 “For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
And Luke 18:27 “And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with
“our really big” God.”
The Apostle Paul had a “so Big God”: Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.” Amen.
Moses had a personal relationship with a very Big God. Listen as he counsels God’s people:
Deuteronomy 7:21
So, how big is your God? How big is the God of this fellowship? Are we limiting God by our unbelief? Having faith does not mean never having doubts or questions. It does mean remaining
obedient.
We must put our total faith and trust in a God that is SO BIG. A God that is big enough to
knock down a few barriers and move a few puny little mountains.
Lastly- How big is your God? Is he big enough to save you from your sins? Is He big enough to take a lost sinner like you and me, cleanse us from the sin that separated us and put us on the right track? Is He certainly big enough to keep you, no matter what you may do that disappoints Him?
God is big enough to set you free from whatever is holding you back from having a close,
personal relationship with Him. His love is not restricted by the barriers that we place upon it.
God is also big enough to meet us at this old fashioned altar this morning. Are we big enough to meet Him? We serve an awesome God, let’s act like
Work cited:
John's commentary( Gospel according to St. John
Bible encyclopedia
New King James Version