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Psalm135:5
I know the greatness of the LORD--
that our Lord is greater than any other god.

greater|than>. I love the concept. It's found on virtually every page of the Bible. It's found in every story revealed to us on every page of the Bible. Every story, character, psalm, parable, sermon, prophecy, wisdom...all tell us that God is greater|than>. And not only will you discover this through everything you read in God's awesome word, I believe you'll find it to be true in your life too. God is greater|than>our problems. Our circumstances. Our situations. Our emergencies. Our sins. Our family troubles. Our limitations. Our failures. Our inadequacies. Our short comings. Our successes. Our victories. Our finest moments in life...God is greater|than> them all.

We have this misconception that God is somehow as stressed out about stuff as we are. That He's all worked up over all the things He's dealing with. And we even feel guilty sometimes handing our junk to Him to work on. And then we get this idea that there is no way God can fix this. There's no way He help here with this deal I'm dealing with. We pray, & if someone who didn't know our God were to listen in on our prayers, they would probably think that we pray to a pretty small, weak, infinitesimal God.

Read this verse again...& see if you agree with the Psalmist.

"I know the greatness of the Lord--
that our Lord is greater than any other God."

Do you know the greatness of the Lord? The next 2 verses in this psalm say,
"The LORD does whatever pleases him,
in the heavens and on the earth,
in the seas and all their depths.

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
he sends lightning with the rain
and brings out the wind from his storehouses."

You see, God's got a lot going on. He's got to keep the heavens & the earth spinning, He's got lightning, rain & wind to worry about. Not to mention the fact that He's got over 6 billion people on planet earth to deal with. Countless stars to light every night. Countless galaxies to watch over. An entire universe to oversee. And the thing is, He's not stressed out. He's not burned out. He's not overworked. He doesn't need a vacation. He's doing just fine. And the wild thing is that in-spite of all that He's got going on, He still cares deeply about what's going on in your world. And beyond that, He's capable, able, willing & wanting to get involved in your life. "The Lord does whatever pleases Him." And the cross tells me that nothing pleases Him more than knowing & loving you.

And what happens when you come to reflect a life that says God is greater|than>____? Notice the way the psalmist begins...verse 1:
Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD!
Praise him, you who serve the LORD...

Our praise & His glory is the result of His working in my life & in your life. And that's why He does what He does. For the praise of His glory. So live today in the assurance that God is greater|than>, & praise His Name, you who serve the LORD.