Now that is Big!

John 10:17-18

This writer in referring to God often uses the word big, but does that do justice to our Creator?  If we define “big” it means of great size, of great power, significant or important and powerful to somebody.  I’m not sure that big is big enough to describe God!  But often in the church and among those who go by the name Christian, I find people who do not believe that God is big, in fact they say things to make one believe he is much like them.

One of the areas in which this is so clear is the authenticity of God’s written word; is it inerrant, or does it have errors?  Now you must forgive this writer for what I’m going to say, but if God who spoke the world into being is not able to keep His written word pure and true, why would anyone place their eternal hope in such a small God?   The prophet Samuel had this to say about God and His word, “This God – his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” (2 Samuel 22:31)  It is a very foolish person who tries to make little of the written word, because it was from the beginning, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”  (John 1:1)  But lets not stop, John has more to say about the word in verse 14, “And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  In the book of Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”   And last a word from Jesus, the one whom you say you believe in, listen to Him, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35)

And last, but of great importance are those who blame the Jews for Jesus’ death, or the Romans, but you are so wrong in doing so, see Jesus is bigger than big, He is Creator God.  “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.  For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”  (Colossians 1:15-17) And a final word from Jesus, “For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.  No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.  I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again.  This charge I have received from my Father.”  (John 10:17-18) Now that is big!

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice