On a recent flight from Seattle to Salt Lake City, I glanced out the small window and saw this scene. The plane had just risen above the cloud cover, with the sun beginning to set behind us. As you can see, or perhaps not see, the clouds stretched endlessly, covering everything below. There was nothing visible except layers of white and gray, masses of tiny water droplets.
In that moment, the lyrics to “Above All” (famously sung by artists like Michael W. Smith) came to mind:
Above all powers, above all kings, above all nature and all created things…
God is, in fact, above all things.
There I was, literally above the clouds, seemingly above everything, yet reminded that God is (rightly so) above all. That perspective was grounding and humbling at the same time.
I’m incredibly grateful for that realization. How else are we able to accomplish anything, truly anything, without our Creator? The short answer is: we’re not. We rely on Him for all things. We need to rely on Him.
The song goes on:
You took the fall and thought of me, above all.
Pause for a moment and let those words sink in.
Picture the scene, Jesus coming to our rescue in human form, ultimately giving His life on the cross. He took the fall that should have been ours. And in that defining moment, He thought of us, above all.
Thank you, God, for all that You do for me. Thank You for being above all, and still caring for me.