Introduction:  The distance between man and God is great.  This is partly based on the greatness of God, but the distance is magnified even more by the lowliness of man.  Knowledge of this great gulf is not meant to discourage man, it is meant give man an idea of the greatness and holiness of God.  We cannot comprehend this greatness by ourselves, but the scriptures give us some comparative statements that will leave us in awe.

1. THE GREATNESS OF GOD 
1. The Greatness of His Size (1 Kings 8:27But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
   See All...; Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
   See All...; Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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2. The Greatness of His Throne (Psalms 11:4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
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3. The Greatness of His Footstool (Isaiah 66:1Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
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4. The Greatness of the Dust of His Feet (Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
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5. The Greatness of His Arm (Psalms 89:13Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
   See All...; Psalms 77:15-19 [15] Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. [16] The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. [17] The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. [18] The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. [19] Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
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6. The Greatness of His Hand (Isaiah 40:12Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
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7. The Greatness of His Voice (Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
   See All...; Psalms 104:7-9 [7] At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. [8] They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. [9] Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
   See All...; Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
   See All...; Ezekiel 43:2And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.
   See All...; Revelation 1:15And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
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2. THE LOWLINESS OF MAN 
1. The Lowliness of Nations (Isaiah 40:17All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
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2. The Lowliness of All Inhabitants of the Earth (Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
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3. The Lowliness of Man (Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
   See All...; Job 4:19How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
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3. THE FELLOWSHIP ENJOINED 
1. God’s Heart is Set on Man (Job 7:17What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?
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2. God is Mindful of Man (Psalm 8:4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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3. God is Willing to Help Man (Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
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4. Man Can Draw the Attention of the Almighty (Isaiah 66:1-2 [1] Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? [2] For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
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Conclusion:  What would a man do if one of the greatest of dignitaries took notice of him and cared for him deeply?  This man would give of himself in a great way to ensure the dignitary of his great choice.  How much more should we be concerned for the favor of God, seeing He is the highest of all?