God Is So Big

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Bible Reading: Psalm 139:7-16

Emmett kneeled down at the side of his bed and prayed. "Dear Lord, please be with Mom and Dad, and Grandpa and Grandma. Amen." As he got into bed and his mom tucked him in, he had a perplexed look on his face.

"What's wrong, Emmett?" Mom asked.

"Well, I was just thinking about it. How can God be with all of us at the same time? And if I had to choose who to pray for Him to be with, who would I want Him to be with more? Dad has to work on roofs all day and could easily fall and get hurt, and you have to drive in traffic all day and could easily get in a car accident."

Mom smiled. "Emmett, you don't have to choose. God can be with all of us at the same time. He's omnipresent--that means He's everywhere at once."

"I still don't get it," Emmett said. "How can God be in more than one place at the same time?"

Mom walked over to Emmett's bedroom window and opened the curtain to reveal a beautiful night sky with a crescent moon shining. "Do you think Grandma and Grandpa can see this moon where they are in Florida tonight?" Mom asked.

"Of course they can. The moon is so big that people from all over the world can see it at the same time," Emmett replied.

Mom closed the curtain and walked back to Emmett's bed. "Emmett, it's the same with God. He is so big that He can help everyone all over the world at the same time. You don't have to choose who you want Him to be with more--He's more than capable of protecting everyone at the same time." Mom sat down on Emmett's bed. "God is also with those who trust in Jesus in a special way. Even though He's big enough to see and help everyone on earth, He's given Christians the Holy Spirit to live inside them so that we can have His peace and presence with us all the time--even if something bad were to happen to us. He's bigger than we can imagine, and He promises He'll always be with us."

After Mom turned out the light, Emmett went to sleep thanking God for being so big.

–Melissa Yeagle

How About You?
Do you worry that God is not able to watch over all those you care about at the same time? The Bible says His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. That means He is able to handle way more than we can--even more than we can imagine! He is big, and His love for us is so huge that Jesus gave His life so He could be with us forever. Pray for all those you care about and know that God can look after all of them at the same time.
Today's Key Verse:
"Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the Lord. (NKJV) (Jeremiah 23:24)
Today's Key Thought:
God is everywhere