An Immeasurable Love

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“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.”  – Psalm 139:17-18

It can be smaller than 1/16^th mm.  Look at the period of the last sentence, and realize that it is approximately 1/10^th mm in diameter.  It is visible to nearly every eye.  You can hold over a million of these in the palm of your hand, and yet it feels as if nothing were there at all.  As we know, atoms make up every particle on earth.  Yet, there are billions of atoms in one of these.

What is this thing I’m talking about?

Sand – a simple grain of sand.  Man has tried to manufacture synthetic sand for the masonry and construction industry, but realized the only way to create it was to artificially create erosion of rock and granite.  The sand industry in the world is nearly $100 billion / year.  Used for construction, reef, sandblasting, paint, motar, water containment, play-yards, etc. but, must originate from a God originated and created element.  Deserts, ocean floors, beaches, riverbeds, dunes, backyards, city parks, and so on.  Sand is everywhere in one form or another and it could be said covers the entire earth, from the origination recorded in Genesis 1:9-10; “Then God said, ‘Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear’; and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good”.

Have you built a sand castle, or ever held sand in your hand?

If so, you are touching an original element from God the Father.  It’s not a building, a sidewalk, a road, a water bottle, a steering wheel, a door handle, a cellphone, a glass, a computer keyboard, or any other man-made device (most of which include sand).  But, rather it was created by God.  In a 3” diameter circle of sand, held in your hand there are over a million grains of sand.  Now, look at any beach and as far as you can see, there are an uncountable volume of sand grain.  Then think of the Sahara Desert, or the Mohave Desert, or even the Big Bear Sand dunes and try to fathom the amount of sand particles.  I think you get the picture.  The volume of sand on this earth is certainly immeasurable and beyond comprehension, yet, God the Father created all of it in a moment.

David compared his own thought’s of God to this vast unmeasurable number.  “How precious are Your thoughts to me, oh God.  How great is the sum of them (thoughts)…more than the grains of sand…”  Thoughts of God are with you at every moment.  You cannot put a finite number in that place.  Whether conscious or not, your soul is reaching to God at all times.  Your brain is constantly thinking and relating to God’s thoughts – morality, right/wrong, good/evil, loving others, helping others, and seeking connection to something bigger.  He created you, just as He created every grain of sand and has a purpose for each of you.  You alone are capable of fulfilling this purpose, and it is greater than anything else you have set as your goal and objective.  He is not limited by the extent of what you see as an obstacle.  He alone can create sand particles in the trillions of trillions, beyond measure, and at the same time create a purpose for you to influence this world.

Understand your importance to God.  You are valuable, you are treasured, you are at the right place and capable of what He has planned for you.  Step into it, and trust that the Creator knew exactly what He was doing when He created you.  Just like man cannot create sand equal to the original, those individuals you have surrounded yourself with cannot give you a purpose worthy of Him.  No, only He can do that.  Now is the time to take on the purpose He has set for you, through faith, trust and desire to serve Him alone.

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The Sands of Time

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“LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.  Remind me that my days are numbered--how fleeting my life is.”   - Psalm 39:4

Walking along the beach, where the ocean waves meet the sandy shores and leave behind the residue and clues as to the mysteries of the deep.  Children play and frolic in the waves, while parents sit under umbrellas, sipping on cool drinks and laughing behind the dark lenses of their lives.  I watch as one little girl and boy use shovels and pails to create their masterpiece and let their imagination take them to placed that only exist in fairy tales.  They run from their construction site to the waters edge, scooping the good wet sand, and hurry back to add it to their castle supporting walls.  The structure takes shape as the waves inch closer and closer.  Frantically, they attempt to build a moat around the castle to keep the water from overtaking their creation.  But, alas, the salt water and foamed edge of the ocean’s mighty power over takes the grains of sand that have been masterfully piled and carved in the medieval style.  The sand softens and begins to float away as the walls fall and the castle crumbles into a mound of wet sand once again.

As you walk along a beach it’s easy to get lost in the fact that there are billions and billions of small grains of sand underneath every single foot step.  How deep is the sand on the beach?  If you dig straight down at what point do you no longer shovel sand?  One could scoop a mound of sand into a small red bucket and spend days counting the actual grains of sand contained therein.  In some instances, you could stand in one spot on a beach and see for miles along the coastline, the seemingly endless contour and bending sands of a beach front.  If one bucket contains thousands or perhaps millions of grains of sand, how many must exist along a single stretch of beach?

The sands of the beach are ever shifting.  From the winds blowing the smooth grains in the hot dry weather to the waves rolling over and stirring them from it’s incredible source of power.  Just like the life you and I are living each day.  The forces of nature, of mankind and of your Creator are impacting your every step in this world.  Each day is a new blessing to carve out a path through this life as we roll and tumble through each onslaught of problems and waves crashing down around us.  As much as you think you are in control, you must come to realize that we are an ecosystem of billions and billions of people all moving through a 24 hour cycle called “day” and the small decisions that are made in the mind of one will have a ripple effect through all.  The fact that we get so overwhelmed with this life, and think little about the life beyond this one is still amazing to me.

As a grain of sand sets upon a beach, so is your life in comparison to eternity.  The grain of sand is microscopic and represents the entire span of your life on this earth, while the beach in it’s massive extent and glory represents the eternal time scale to be with the Creator of Heaven and Earth.  It’s so easy to get lost focusing on the single grain of sand to completely miss the beach and be washed away in the process.  Focus your thoughts and efforts on what lies beyond this life and be filled with His plan to maximize your stay in this temporary place.

             

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