“You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You.” – Jeremiah 3:17
One morning I walked into my kitchen and found a giant ant on the counter. This was unlike any ant I had ever seen before. It was one of those “I’m going to jump bad” ants. When I approached it, the ant didn’t move. It simply stood its ground as if to say, “This is my kitchen.”
I couldn’t believe it. It was remarkable to watch. I moved my hand in front of it, expecting it to run, but it didn’t budge. Obviously, the ant had a serious perception problem. It had no idea who I was. So, I smashed it.
Sometimes autonomous man behaves towards God the same way that ant behaved toward me. He gets a little “buggy” with God. He begins to act as though he possesses real power. Perhaps he has a degree behind his name, wealth in the bank, or machines capable of carrying him into outer space. Because of these things, he imagines that he is powerful. But it is suicide to “get buggy” with God.
God alone possesses unlimited power. He is not only omniscient (knowing everything), and omnipresent (present everywhere at all times), but He is also omnipotent. There is nothing He cannot do that He purposes to do.
Some people say that God must demonstrate His power before they will believe in Him. Yet the truth is that God has already displayed His power. When God confronted Job, He asked a penetrating question:
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?” (Job 38:4)
In essence, God was saying, “I did not require your assistance to accomplish creation.”
Think about it. It requires no more effort for God to create a universe than it does for Him to create an ant. All He has to do is speak. He says, “Ant, be,” and there is an ant. He says, “Universe, be,” and there is a universe.
Once we understand that God created the universes, everything else falls into place. If God can speak galaxies into existence, there is nothing in our life that is beyond His power. No problem is too complicated. No obstacle is too great. No circumstance is beyond His reach.
The same God who formed the stars, shaped the oceans, and laid the foundations of the earth is the God who governs every detail of our lives.
When we truly understand His power, we stop challenging Him, stop questioning His ability, and start trusting His sovereignty. We realize that the One who created the universe is more than capable of guiding, sustaining, and delivering us.
The question is not whether God has the power. The question is whether we have the humility to recognize it.
