The Greatness of God

What comes to mind when you read that title? Maybe we think about the greatness of His love. We think about the level of His love; the fact that He would sacrifice His son for people that don't even deserve it. Maybe we think about a sunrise we've seen over a mountain top or over an ocean. We might remember the incredible beauty of a place like the Grand Canyon.Perhaps we remember the feeling we had the first time we saw our children when they were born. Whatever comes to mind isn't enough.

Few if any had the kind of relationship with God that Moses had. Arguments could be made that Abraham or David had that kind of a relationship. Moses though not only talked with God, he was able to change God's mind on more than one occasion. There were times that God's people sinned against Him and He planned to kill them. Moses convinced Him otherwise. Time after time since God first visited Moses in the burning bush at Horeb, Moses saw and felt the tremendous power and glory of God.

In the early chapters of Deuteronomy, Moses is recounting the history of the Israelites travel from Egypt to the Jordan. Moses knows he will not see the promised land. He even asks God again in chapter 3 if he can cross the Jordan. He had already been told by the Lord when he struck the rock that he wouldn't enter the land. Moses says in verse 23 that he pleaded with the Lord yet God said no.

Even after all that Moses had seen and heard from God, after all the personal experiences he'd had with the Lord and even after being denied entry to Caanan, Moses speaks some very telling words in verse 24. He says, "O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand..." It's almost incomprehensible isn't it? He says that God has begun to show His greatness.

That's the same God we serve. Yet even a man like Moses knows "he ain't seen nothing yet" from the Lord. Certainly we'll never have the experiences with God that Moses had on earth. Only in Heaven will we truly know and understand this vast greatness. Isn't that something?!