{"id":52686,"date":"2020-03-26T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=52686"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:49:00","slug":"gods-majesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/gods-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Devotional: Recognize God’s Majesty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are we “woke” to the presence of our amazing God<\/a>? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Or are we so dependent upon our own strength that we fail to acknowledge His majesty all around us?<\/p>\n

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For 50+ years, Josh McDowell<\/span><\/a> Ministry has been leading seekers into a deeper knowledge of God\u2019s truth and power. We offer you our accumulated knowledge and research<\/span><\/a> to help you find truth and encouragement to live a healthy and whole life in Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Even the Stars Declare His Majesty<\/h2>\n

Whether’s it’s the giggles of a baby, a hawk soaring through the air, or ocean waves tumbling toward the shore, God’s majesty is ever on display. As pastor and author John Piper<\/a><\/strong> notes, creation is “about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.”<\/em><\/span>
\nTo those choosing to believe that the highly ordered, intricately detailed system that sustains our lives created itself, the great C. S. Lewis<\/a> <\/strong>would reply, “A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word ‘darkness’ on the walls of his cell.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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“Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God.”\u00a0 <\/i>~ John Wesley<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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The Bible tells us that God has the power to speak into existence anything He wants: cockroaches, koalas, blueberries, zebras, peonies, pine trees, sand. But of all that He has created, He considers humanity — you and me — to be the highlight. Because He wants a relationship with us. Why would God give a hoot about us?<\/em>
\nIn answering that question, we discover a love so wide and high and vast and deep<\/a> <\/strong>that it should draw us to our knees in awe. I don’t know about you, but as this coronavirus forces the world to its knees<\/em>, reminding me of how little control and power I actually have, I take comfort in the assurance of God’s majesty and love<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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NEXT STEPS:<\/h2>\n

> Do you want to have a relationship with Jesus? Start here<\/a><\/strong>.
\n> Catch up on our Journey Together<\/i><\/span><\/a> <\/strong>posts. Experience God in a deeper way!<\/span><\/span>
\n> We invite you to read Josh’s book, More Than a Carpenter<\/a><\/strong>. <\/em>This short apologetics classic examines evidence about Jesus.<\/p>\n

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Sheri writes and edits for Josh McDowell Ministry.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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