Have you ever seen the big Sequoias in California’s Calaveras Big Tree State Park? A couple of weeks ago Kathy and I saw them up close and personal. Wow!
The park is located 3 miles north of Arnold, off Highway 4, in the Western Sierra Nevada’s. “Big trees” is a bit of an understatement. I would call them huge or gigantic.
The height these trees can reach is staggering. Some grow as high as 325 feet tall. But that is not as impressive as their diameter which can reach up to 33 feet!
On the mile and a half trail we were on, we had dozens of jaw dropping moments. The last tree was the biggest jaw dropper of all. It was so enormous that we actually walked through the tree!
I Thought About Something
Along the trail I had an interesting thought. In my lifetime I have seen many big beautiful trees. I’m sure you have too. In fact, in my front yard, I have a very large pine tree.
But seeing these particular “big trees” made me think of how big our God is. We all see trees everyday. But, to me, this was like God saying, “If you think you’ve seen trees before, look at these trees I made!”
In the book of Isaiah it says, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is so much bigger than our minds can comprehend. And He hasn’t lost any of His power and ability. He is still God Almighty, and that is encouraging.
In our lives, you and I face obstacles that at times seem just too big for us to figure out. We may even think there is no solution possible. But our powerful God specializes in things we may call impossible.
We can feel encouraged to look to Him for help. We can have confidence in His power and ability. We can rely on His reliability.
Plenty Of Reminders
The Bible is full of situations that may have seemed insurmountable at the time. But time and time again, God provided solutions, many times in a very big way. He is still the same God today as He was in the Bible.
You may never have the opportunity to see the big Sequoias up close and personal. But, there is still plenty of God’s handiwork you can see, both in nature and in the human body. Let the work of the great Creator you see be a constant reminder of the awesome power, goodness, and bigness of God Almighty.
Mike Verdicchio
2012
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WOW!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for sharing those pictures Mike. You AMAZE me with how busy your schedule is that you take the time to do all that you do like uploading these pictures! I would have never seen a Sequoia in this lifetime had you not shared the pictures with me. I didn’t even know they existed. Thank you so much for your tremendous heart of service and love. Most appreciated!
You’re welcome, Nancy – those are some really big trees!