[12] Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand
and marked off the heavens with a span,
enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure
and weighed the mountains in scales
and the hills in a balance?
[13] Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD,
or what man shows him his counsel?
[14] Whom did he consult,
and who made him understand?
Who taught him the path of justice,
and taught him knowledge,
and showed him the way of understanding? (Isaiah 40:12-14 ESV)

Does God seem small or at least uninterested in the things going on in your life?  “Been there, done that and got a T-shirt!”  The lesson the Lord has taught me from those episodes in life is coming to the Word and letting the Spirit renovate my mind with the right thoughts.  Here is a passage that can do that.  We have a series of rhetorical questions presented by God Himself (vv. 12-14):

  • Who has measured the waters (of the planet) in the hallow of his hand?
  • Who has marked off the heavens with a span(a distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinkey finger when you hand is open; it is 9 inches on the hand of the average person.  I wonder how long it is on God’s hand!!)?
  • Who has enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure?
  • Who has weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?
  • Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD?
  • What man shows him (God) his counsel?
  • Whom did he (God) consult?
  • Who made God understand?
  • Who taught God the path of justice?
  • Who taught God knowledge?
  • Who showed God the way of understanding?

We could break out 11 questions asked by God.  How many different answers are there?  Just one!   “NO ONE!”

That’s how big God is!!  Here is a final question:

Who else can handle the troubles you are facing today?  “NO ONE!”

“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7 ESV)