As we consider the greatness of God, we may be inclined to think of events or miracles that
have happened to ourselves or others or the great love of the Father to offer His Son as a
sacrifice for our sins. Maybe we would consider His creation of the human body with all its
complex and intricate elements and its DNA code that is 67 billion miles long—the same as
about 150,000 round trips to the Moon. To think of all He has created is mind-boggling.
Consider the earth’s beauty and majestic wonders that cause us to stand in
awe of His creation. Or consider the universe with over a billion known galaxies; planets
that are so large that they make the earth look like a golf ball next to them. Wow!
A light year is a measure of time, that is how far light travels in a year, which is 5.88
trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers. The observable universe is 93 billion light-years across.
To most of us, that is an incomprehensible number, yet the universe goes beyond that.
How far, only God knows. As enormous as the universe is — God is bigger. God created the universe, therefore it
cannot contain Him. He is far greater than His creation.
God tells us that His thoughts and ways are beyond us. They are beyond our human
minds to grasp or understand.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the
LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways.” Isaiah 55:8-9

When we try to comprehend God’s greatness and power, we are limited by our physical
senses. God is Spirit, but we in our physical bodies understand so little about the spiritual world.
We are told that God created the universe simply by speaking it into existence, that He created
it out of nothing (Hebrews 11:3, Psalms 33:6). How is that possible? Such things we must
accept by faith because we certainly can never understand them. Are we just getting a small
glimpse of God? Is there so much more to God than we have considered? Maybe there are
many facets to God, even millions, that we know nothing about.

While it is interesting to consider the greatness of God, it is also foolish since we do not
have the capacity to begin to understand God. It is enough to know that God is far more than we
will ever need and cares about us more than we can ever imagine. How can we
understand that Almighty God, as great as He is, still cares about the little details in our lives?
The all-powerful and all-knowing God; who even knows every grain of sand, and knows every
detail of our lives, loves us anyway. He loves us even when we are completely unlovable. The
good thing is that we don’t have to understand how God works and His greatness, all
we need to do is put our trust in Him. There we can find rest and peace, knowing the awesome
God; creator of everything, controls every situation that will ever come our way.

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” –
Matthew 11:28

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:7

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

“And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for
those who are called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28

“But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man
imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.” – 1 Corinthians