Gateway to the Acropolis

6,000 years. that's how long scholars think the Greek civilization has been existing. i stood at the gate of the Acropolis, the Propylaia, and was amazed by the enormity of the structure.

for thousands of years, people have come and gone through this gate with various agendas and thoughts. people of different eras and cultures and backgrounds have stepped on the same piece of marble i stood in. i found it hard to comprehend the number of individuals who have gone before me through this same gate. what they looked like, what they wore, what they ate and what they spoke of, i could only imagine. in a sea of people in my thoughts, i was lost. i felt tiny. insignificant. just another vapor in the wind.

in seeing my meekness, i saw GOD's greatness. imagine: how many babies' cries has he heard? how many faces have smiled when they saw the flowers bloom? how much food has He provided the world? how many storms and earthquakes has he allowed? how many families has He cared for? how many lies has He been told? how many broken promises? how much insult and shame has He received? how many times has He gone after those who were lost? how much scorn, rejection and pain has He felt?

i could only imagine.

they say that people have existed for several thousands of years. but how long is a thousand years? i'd never come to understand that, and perhaps i never will. but i do know this, before those thousands of years came to be, the LORD ALMIGHTY was there. He is the ALPHA, and He is the OMEGA; the FIRST, and the LAST.

GREAT AND MIGHTY IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
HE IS WORTHY OF OUR PRAISE FOREVER!