“O LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar. Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you know it all.” Psalm 139:1-4

The universe is incredibly huge. It’s so huge, in fact, that we don’t even know the exact size. Even if we did know, we are incapable of fully comprehending the size of the universe because we have never dealt with anything on that scale. It’s just too big for our minds to wrap around.

Think of the creator of all that. He not only had a vision for what He wanted it to look like, but He created the science behind it. He made star life cycles, galaxy formation, and black holes. He not only saw the big picture, but He took care of all the intimate details of the universe so that everything could happen the way He planned.

Now, think of us, humans on earth. We live on one planet in one solar system in one of the galaxies in one galaxy group in the universe. Again, it’s impossible to comprehend, but that makes us incredibly tiny against the sheer magnitude of the universe. Earth itself is small, and we aren’t even visible from an airplane, let alone space. We’re miniscule.

The Bible tells us that God loves us. Jesus’ death proclaims the drastic measures God was willing to go to for us. He loves us more than we know in a way deeper than we can imagine. In fact, He loves us so much that he knows everything about us. He “probes” us. He goes out of his way to search us and know us inside and out. He wants to know everything about us and He does!

“And the arms that hold the universe are holding you tonight.” If God made sure every detail worked out exactly as planned to create this gigantic, unbelievable universe, don’t you think He cares enough to make sure the details in your life work according to plan too? If God oversees everything, doesn’t it make sense that He is looking out for you?

Whenever we fear, whenever we feel like God has left us behind and isn’t looking out for us anymore, know that it’s not that way. “So be still and know He’s in control.” He doesn’t make mistakes and He’s leading you exactly where you need to be. Take comfort in the fact that you have a God who is all-knowing and all-powerful. “You can hope, you can rise, you can stand. He’s still got the whole world in His hands.”

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Lyrics:

I know it seems like this could be the darkest day you’ve known
But believe you me, the God of strength will never let you go
He will overcome, I know

Chorus:
And the arms that hold the universe are holding you tonight
You can rest inside, it’s gonna be alright
And the voice that calmed the raging sea is calling you His child
So be still and know He’s in control
He will never let you go

Through many dangers, toils, and snares you have already come
His grace has brought you safe this far, and His grace will lead you home

Chorus

You can hope, you can rise, you can stand
He’s still got the whole world in His hands
You can hope, you can rise, you can stand
He’s still got the whole world, the whole world in His hands

Chorus

He’s still got the whole world in His hands
In his hands, yeah
He’s still got the whole world in His hands

Chris Lockwood of 33Miles posted a great blog earlier today, and we wanted to share it with you. The guys have a new single hitting airwaves called “Arms That Hold The Universe,” and we hope it’s an encouragement to you wherever you are today. Check out the lyrics and clip below, and then scroll down to read Chris’ thoughts on the song.

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Arms That Hold The universe

Can you imagine the power of God? Can you imagine the authority of Him who spoke all things into existence? How incomprehensible. I’m amazed at the idea, no, the reality, of that. Can you imagine the hands of God holding the universe in the palm of His hand? Honestly? Can you? I can’t. Think about that. The Bible says that the heavens are the work of His hands. I have so much trouble doing any small thing with my hands, I can’t even begin to think about the idea of the universe being ordained and crafted into perfection. That’s too much for me.

Funny how often we can run ourselves to death, day in and day out, thinking the destiny of the universe depends on the excellence of our performance. Well let me encourage you… sit back, take a deep breath, and relax. It’s OK. You don’t have to worry anymore… the universe is in better hands. The best hands. God’s hands. You can have successes and… you can have times when you fail. It’s alright. God doesn’t hold the universe in His hands hoping and praying to Himself that you nail everything perfectly, as if His sovereignty depends on you. He has NEVER depended on us. Never.

Here’s the thing…  CLICK HERE To Read The Rest Of Chris’ Post At 33MilesOnline.com