Why?

A few years ago, I read, A Short History of Nearly Everything, by Bill Bryson. The title is a bit daunting, but I am a fan of this author and he makes any topic a fun read. As Bryson escorted me through the history of the universe, I was in awe. The numbers used to describe the vastness of the universe or the smallness of sub atomic particles are so immense as to be near meaningless to us. There is so much of creation that we can’t see or experience in any way. Beautiful galaxies too far away to be captured by our telescopes; dimensions of time and space that our scientist can only see in their mathematical theories. Why would God create so much that we are unable to experience?

The question is a good one. We tend to feel as though we are masters of our universe. God created everything for our needs and pleasure. But that theory falls apart when we realize that we are only capable of experiencing a ridiculously tiny percentage of, well, everything. Once we find ourselves immersed in this reality, we look back at our little planet, revolving around an insignificant star in one of a trillion galaxies and we ask, “Why?” In such a vast universe, why does God care for us?

Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me and the light around me become night’, even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you. For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:7-14

The answer is love. God so loved the world… God so loves you. I invite you to sit with that reality for a moment. It is truly awe-inspiring.

See you Sunday!
Missy