Made for More Day 1
MADE FOR MORE DEVOTIONAL BY ERIKA RIZKALLAH
We’re able to see only a fraction of the stars and planets in our galaxy. Though people have tried, there are just too many to count. According to astronomers at Sky and Telescope magazine, roughly 9,000 stars can be viewed with the naked eye.
That number gets cut in half depending on atmospheric conditions, seasons and light pollution. The average New York City resident sees just seven stars, but the view for desert dwellers is vastly different.
However, viewing the stars and planets through binoculars and telescopes exponentially increases our abilities to see them. Trillions of galaxies illuminate the heavens and enable us to see the universe in an entirely new way.
As the creator of the earth, God has given us land and waters swarming with creatures and new species are constantly being discovered. The heavens, or what we call “outer space,” are completely filled with cosmic wonder. Constellations map out the sky and meteor showers put on dazzling light shows. This is how big our God is!
In the same way a loving parent creates a healthy and happy home, our Creator has provided the perfect environment for us out of His boundless love for us. We are a blessed people–children of the divine creator of the universe. A God who is so big he literally fills everything.
But He doesn’t stop with earthly blessings. He has also given us access to unimaginable spiritual blessings. Scripture tells us that we have access to every kind of blessing available. They originate from an unlimited and infinite God– given to us through Jesus.
In Christ, we discover we’re made for more than what we can imagine.
Our Heavenly Father who created the stars and breathes life into every living thing has mind-blowing things in store for us, His children–when we’re open to discovery. Like the stars in the sky, He designed each one of us uniquely for His great purposes. He has called us to illuminate our world for Christ and build up His body, the Church–to illuminate the mystery of more for ourselves and for others.
And here’s the really big idea: the Church is called for more because Jesus Himself is more. Look at what Paul says about Jesus in Ephesians 1:22:
“God placed all things under Jesus’ feet.”
Only Jesus can fill everything in every way. Not our efforts, our strategies, our plans, our spouses, our children, our jobs, our church.
Only Jesus.
How does knowing that you have access to every kind of spiritual blessing expand your knowledge of and love for God?