A young boy asked his dad, “How big is God?” His father pointed to a plane high in the sky and asked, “How big is that airplane?” His son replied, “It is tiny. I can cover it with my little finger.” Then he drove the boy to the airport and showed him a plane on the runway. “How big is that airplane?” “It is huge” the boy replied. “So it is with God. The closer we get to Him the bigger He becomes.” That is a great description of our perspective of God, but does it really answer the original question? How big is God?
I hope you aren’t expecting me to answer that question. In military terms; it is above my pay grade and it is certainly beyond my ability as a writer. Frederick Martin Lehman stretched his imagination and writing skill to the limit when he wrote these powerful lyrics describing just the size of God’s love. “Could we with ink the ocean fill and were the skies of parchment made; were every stalk on earth a quill and every man a scribe by trade; to write the love of God above would drain the ocean dry, nor could the scroll contain the whole though stretched from sky to sky. O love of God so rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall evermore endure – the saints’ and angels’ song.”
This is what I do know. God is big enough to have created everything on Earth including us. He is big enough to implant a genetic code in every cell of every living creature. He is big enough to create a Universe that stretches beyond the reach of our most powerful telescopes. He is big enough for His Spirit to dwell in the heart of everyone who believes in Him and accepts the sacrifice of His Son for their sins. He is big enough to hear and answer the prayers of His children around the world simultaneously. He is big enough to provide me with everything I need in this life and much more. He is big enough to prepare a place for me and for every one of His children when our tour of duty here on Earth is over. He is big enough to stand with me and walk with me every step of my way. In the words of His beloved Son, “Humanly speaking it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” (Matthew 19:26)