There is Nothing Little in God

I do a great deal of reading. Scads of articles, books, commentaries and for those who know me best, yes dictionaries, and expository works. I read contemporary authors, and Rabbinic writings for cultural content. But some of my favorites are of the classics. I read slowly so as to not miss anything, but frankly in an attempt to understand the old style of writing of Chambers, Wesley, Wuest and Murray.

Recently while reading Charles Spurgeon, I stopped. Fully alert.  And read again. “There is nothing little in God.”

Simple yet profound!

His verse of premise, “I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever” (Psalm 52:8b). Beautiful, poetic, but researching further, the words do not appear to convey the background. Or do they?  David wrote these words in anguish of heart, experiencing betrayal and conflict. Saul was still hunting him, wanting to kill him (See their story in 1 Samuel 22-27). Yet David declares, “I trust in the steadfast love of God forever and ever.”  He trusted his God.

Spurgeon goes on: “This steadfast love is a tonic to your drooping spirits, a golden ointment to your bleeding wounds, a heavenly bandage to your broken bones, a royal chariot for your weary feet, a bosom of love for your trembling heart.”  His love, His mercy. Forever.

How many of us share anguish of heart? Conflict swirls around us. We are broken, wounded, weary or drooping. Oh, we may not have a troop of men on horseback carrying swords to kill us, but we have circumstances hounding us just the same. To those I say, to myself I say, “There is nothing little in God.” He is great. He withholds nothing good from us! No detail, no situation regardless of size—God sees it. He knows it. Gods got it.

“There is nothing little in God.”

I love Paul’s words, read this slowly; “When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:14-20 NLT, emphasis mine)

Be encouraged. “There is nothing little in God.”  Trust Him!

In Him, DeDe (“Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love & good deeds” – Hebrews 10:24).