Week 16 Psalm 48
I stopped right away: great is the Lord.
The Lord is great. I figure that if the Lord is great then what he’s like, what he says and does all squeeze in under the big umbrella of God being great. All of it.
What that means is that when I read something about God and it doesn’t sound too great then I can either decide that what I’m thinking about God being not-so-great is correct, and that in fact God isn’t great. Or I can decide that what I thought about God being not-so-great was a gaff.
I think my basic question is: does everything fit under the big umbrella or are some things left out in the rain?
If I got to decide personally and independently what’s going to stay dry and what gets wet then a big problem is solved because I could manipulate quirky or inexplicable God-doesn’t-look-so-great things in a satisfactory way.
On the other hand if I’m basically stuck with what the bible says and I don’t get to decide what things about God are great or not-so-great then it’s more of an uphill climb. If God is great but from my perspective it looks like the greatness is not-so-greatness then that’s a predicament.
I’ve got to admit it would be easier if I got to decide for myself.
It would be way easier.
Note: Psalm 48:1 great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised (NASB version)