I have been awed over and over again by this. Most recently, God's used Job 28:9-11 to awe me along this line.
Job 28:9-11
"He putteth forth his hand upon the rock:
he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
He cutteth out rivers among the rocks:
and his eye seeth every precious thing.
He bindeth the floods from overflowing:
and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light."
God can overturn the mountains and rocks with His finger.
God can cut a river into the side of the mountain.
God sees everything.
God's hands and His power is what keeps the rivers, seas and oceans from flooding the earth.
He wrote the Bible and preserved it for generations to come!
You know, God created this beautiful world. In Romans 1:20, the Bible says:
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead:
so that they are without excuse."
God is revealed through creation so man is without excuse. When you realize God's power, He could have used the animals to do His Will. Or really, since He's the Creator of all and He's over all, He could use the plants to do His Will. But no, He decided to make man. Not only did He make man but, He made us in His image. God created Adam and Eve even though He knew they were gonna sin!
This brings us back to the question: why would God use balls of dirt? The only answer for that is out of His agape love. God created me knowing how many times I would fail Him but yet every time I fall, He picks my pieces up, puts them back together and then allows me to use Him as my Rock.
I pray that we would never cease to be in awe of this Truth. May we always be humbled by the fact that God uses balls of dirt.
~ Ruby James Mikula
