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Everything is Bigger in Texas

      Have you ever heard the expression, “Everything is bigger in Texas?”  Several sources reveal this attitude originated from the fact that for many years the state of Texas was the largest in the United States.  Texas is a very large state.  According to Wikipedia the state has an area of 268,820 square miles.

      It seems you can drive forever and never leave the state.  This state borders the states of New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.  The southern border of this state is shared with Mexico.  The length of this border stretches over 1,250 miles.

        Texas is the second most populous state in the Union.  It leads the nation in crude oil production, and produces more than one-fourth of the natural gas for the nation.  This state is home to over five hundred Fortune 500 companies, more than any other state.

       You could spend years exploring this state and probably not see and experience all it has to offer.  The same is true in our relationship with God. We serve a big God.  How often have we limited Him by our own understanding or experiences?

     The God we love and serve is a big God.  He spoke the worlds into existence.  He created the heavens and the earth.  Amos 4:13 declares, “For behold, He who forms mountains, and creates the wind, Who declares to man what his thought is, and makes the morning darkness, Who treads the high places of the earth—The Lord God of hosts is His name.”

    God is a big God, and He is a powerful God.  Jesus spoke these powerful words after His resurrection in Matthew 28:18. “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.”

       God is big.  He commands angels, creates worlds, and reigns from the throne of heaven. Yet He is so personal that He is concerned with every detail of our lives.  He shares His power and gives us authority to use His name. 
      In the final verses of Mark’s Gospel the words of Jesus are recorded.  “ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;  they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:17-18)

     This big God is a God of love and He loves us when we are unlovable.  The Apostle Paul describes Him in Ephesians 3:20, “ Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” 

     You may be facing big problems today, but God is bigger than any problem you will ever encounter.  We must place our total trust in His willingness to meet every need in our lives.  No matter how large or how small this big God loves you and desires to intervene in your life.


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   Why not invite Him to help you today.  The Apostle Peter writes in 1 Peter 5:7,  “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (NIV).  Big problems cause anxiety and fear, but when we realize that our God is bigger than anything we will face it will bring His peace.

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