The God of the Ordinary

While you read this, the earth is spinning at about 1,000 miles per hour. In the next 24 hours, it will rotate approximately 24,000 miles. At the same time, it is hurtling through space at 67,000 miles per hour. That means, without realizing it, you will travel roughly 1.6 million miles in your orbit around the sun—today.

When was the last time you thanked God for keeping the planets in place?

We often overlook the things that seem most stable. We expect the sun to rise, the seasons to change, gravity to hold, and our breath to come. And because God is so consistent, we begin to treat Him as common.

But God is anything but ordinary. His faithfulness is behind every natural law and every predictable rhythm of life. His sustaining power is what holds everything together—not just the universe, but your life.

We may find ourselves praising God when something extraordinary happens—a breakthrough, a miracle, a moment of answered prayer. But the truth is, the ordinary is filled with just as much glory. The air in your lungs. The beating of your heart. The sun that rose…again.

G.K. Chesterton once said,

“Grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. Is it possible God says every morning, ‘Do it again’ to the sun; and every evening, ‘Do it again’ to the moon?... The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical encore.”

Perhaps David had that in mind when he called us to ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. God is worthy of praise not only because He can do the miraculous, but because He is so masterfully consistent in His mercy, grace, and sustaining care.

With Gratitude, Pastor Jesse