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 “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and You are exalted as head over all.” (1 Chronicles 29:11)

When I look skyward on a starry night and consider the incomprehensible vastness of the universe; when I survey the panorama of picturesque mountaintop vistas; when I am awestruck by the relentless power of the ocean waves crashing onto sandy beaches; when I see a grateful mother gently caress her newborn babe with loving arms; when I behold the stunning beauty of all of God’s magnificent works, I marvel not as much at the creation as I do the Creator. My eyes are enchanted, my soul is stirred, and my heart is humbled by these breathtaking natural wonders that irrefutably proclaim God’s timeless existence and His matchless glory.

“What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands... (Psalms 8:4-6).

The human mind cannot comprehend the majesty of Almighty God, who rules the sprawling universe that He created and sustains, “according to the working of His mighty power.” (Ephesians 1:19) As I recognize the LORD’s inexhaustible might and His sovereign authority over all creation, I’m reminded that we are weak, rebellious, and undeserving. Yet, our heavenly Father loves us unconditionally, is mindful of our needs, and seeks a relationship with us based on faith in His Son Jesus Christ, through whom He offers every living soul salvation and eternal life. “Fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14), God values us above all His splendid creations! Let’s live to magnify God’s abounding glory, as we receive His abiding grace.

“Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:37-39)



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