Greatest of All
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be feared above all gods.1
As a homeschool mom and teacher I have relearned, three times over, many of the lessons I learned myself in school. Except that during the process of teaching my children, we have gotten to explore the ways in which Jesus ties into every concept of learning and it has made for some very valuable teaching moments for both me and my student children. I recently came across the poem entitled, The Greatest Man in History, and I could not have said it better myself! I have searched through Scripture and added the Bible references so you can further enjoy the story of our Great Lord:
In chemistry, He turned water to wine (John 2)
In biology, He was born without the normal conception (Mat.1-18-25)
In physics, He disproved the law of gravity when he ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9-11)
In economics, He disproved the law of diminishing return by feeding 5,000 men with two fish & five loaves of bread (Jn 6:1-15)
In medicine, He cured the sick and blind without administering a single dose of drugs (John 5)
In history, He is the Beginning and the End (Rev. 22:13)
In government, He said that He shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace (Is. 9:6)
In religion, He said no one comes to the Father except through Him (Jn. 14:6)
Jesus had no servants, yet they called Him Master (Lk. 17:13)
Had no degree, yet they called Him Teacher (Is. 30:20)
Had no medicines, yet they called Him Healer (Jn. 5:15 and many more!)
He had no army, yet kings feared Him (Mat.2:3)
He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world (Jn. 16:33)
He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him (John 19)
He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today! (Mat. 14:12; Mat. 28)2
Suggested prayer: Dear Lord, You are indeed an awesome God and I love to learn of your greatness over and over again! Thank you for being everything and in everything I need. I love you, Lord! In the Great name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
1. 1 Chronicles 16:25 (ESV).
2. Based on, The Greatest Man In History, by Lyle C. Rollings lll 2007.
The Encounter for today was written by: Veronica B.
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