09/09/20 THE GREATNESS OF OUR GOD #1 — Decades ago I admired the athleticism and skill of Muhammad Ali. But I and lot of others got really SICK of hearing him proclaim, “I AM THE GREATEST!” With the Presidential Election only weeks away, I’m ALREADY SICK of leaders on BOTH sides loudly proclaiming their “greatness.” Romans 12:3 (CSB) says “For by the grace given to me, I TELL EVERYONE AMONG YOU NOT TO THINK OF HIMSELF MORE HIGHLY THAN HE SHOULD THINK. Instead, THINK SENSIBLY, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.”

God Almighty is the ONLY being in His universe Who is entitled to proclaim HIS OWN GREATNESS. I found more than 25 Bible verses which proclaim God’s GREATNESS in various contexts. Please bear with me as I share them for the next few days.

In Numbers 14:19 (CSB) Moses begs God, “PLEASE PARDON THE INIQUITY OF THIS PEOPLE, in keeping with the GREATNESS of Your Faithful Love, just as You have forgiven them from Egypt until now.” After all the miracles God had done for them, the Hebrews were STILL Belligerent, Disobedient and Rebellious. God had “had enough”—He told Moses He was ready to destroy them and make a fresh start with Moses and his family tree. But Moses pled for God’s forgiveness, based, at least in part, on God’s Reputation and Greatness. That’s MY prayer for us Americans and the rest of the people on earth suffering under this pandemic!