His Vast Love

“For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.”

Psalm 103:11

One of my fondest memories with my daughter Laura occurred here in the mountains in the late 1990’s. She and I had just built a fire ring by the side of the creek at our cabin. It was a cool, crisp April evening, our first fire was going in the fire ring, and the sky was radiant with stars. We decided we just couldn’t go inside to sleep, this was too special a moment. I went inside, grabbed two sleeping bags and pillows and we stayed up most of the night just praising God in song, reading Scripture and praying. All this as we watched the stars slowly revolve over our heads.

God’s lovingkindess towards us is as high as the heavens are above the earth. When I think about the vast canopy above me that is filled with more stars then we could possibly ever count, I can’t help but bless the Lord for loving me with a love that is so vast.

How much does He love us?  Take a look.


The God of the universe, the One who made all the stars and galaxies, made the tree that this cross was made from…and  “although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond servant, and being made in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on the cross.” (Philippians. 2:6-8)

This is how much He loves you and me!  His matchless grace and lovingkindness is everywhere.

Long before you even gave Him a thought, He knew exactly how He would demonstrate His love to you.  And that was to NOT give you what your sins deserved. But He gave His Son what your sins deserved. And to give you the gift of Himself. And an invitation to live forever with Him.

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, would not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16  

He unconditionally loves you.
A few years ago astronomers decided to study one of their favorite objects in space, The Whirlpool Galaxy.  They kept zooming in to get a closer look at their darling. What they saw in the very center of the galaxy is pictured below. I promise you, this is an unaltered photo I took directly from the NASA website called Astronomy Picture of the Day.  Scientists call it the X Structure in the core of the Whirlpool Galaxy.

I’m not here to make a scientific case, but I will tell you it’s huge. The beams reach 1100 light years across and the diameter of the beams is 100 light years. (A light year is equal to 5.88 TRILLION miles!) You can call it the X Structure in the core of the Whirlpool Galaxy, or you can call it a cross. But, could it be “Jesus, the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” (Revelation 13:8)  It could just be a coincidence.  But isn’t it amazing!  31 million light years away, this has been beaming all across the heavens since creation.

What are you facing? Depression, divorce, abandonment, shame, guilt, loneliness, wrongly accused, cancer, bankruptcy, or the darkness of death itself. There is NOTHING that can shake you out of the hand of God. He is not only holding the whole universe in the palm of His hand, He is holding you. His lovingkindness and grace is enough to hold onto you and to bring you through it all.

Father, Your love leaves me dumbfounded. The vastness of Your love towards me I can’t even grasp. But I come before You today rejoicing in Your goodness. Even when times are dark, You are good. Thank You, Father that You love me too much to let me go. I trust You completely.

I Love You.

Your Humbly Grateful Daughter,

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Thanks to Louie Giglio of Passion Conferences for some of the information contained in this post.

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