June 26, 2013

Psalm 104:1-2 — Bless the Lord, O my soul.  O Lord my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

 So Myra and I were driving home through the thunderstorm last night. It was spectacular! We were amazed. It got us talking. We were talking about how we were constantly amazed at what God does — not that He does stuff, but how amazing the stuff is!

What’s your “most amazing”? How about hummingbirds or rainbows, or earthquakes or thunderstorms, or redwoods or coral, or elephants or spiders, or…

Are you surprised that God does these things? Why? “In the beginning…” Our God created all the world we know from nothing!

Maybe your most amazing is something else … The music of birds, or the wind, or the waves. The roar of lions, or the whisper of grasshoppers …are you amazed at the wonders of God’s choir? Be amazed, but not that the God  who created a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder could produce music beyond our ability to produce.

Perhaps your most amazing is more subtle … The look in your beloved’s eyes, the chuckle of a baby, the pride you have in your children … The marvel that is every person you meet. Every one is amazing…, Each one of us — every person that was ever fearfully and wonderfully made; but this is the God who has made billions of stars, and placed every one just where it should be, in perfect harmony with its neighbors. What God does is amazing — but this is the infinitely powerful at work.

Almighty … Is that one of those words your eyes tend to slip over when you read the Bible? Stop and think (actually, next time you see it, stop … Roll it around your mind, relish it, enjoy it … It’s a great word …) Almighty, all powerful, ruler of all. An ALMIGHTY God can do ANYTHING. I’m not almighty. I can’t do much … Unless I do it in His power. If I manage to forget myself for a moment and do something half good, that’s amazing. But ALMIGHTY GOD does more amazing things every moment than you and I can ever imagine … And we can stand in amazement at the activity … But faith demands that we recognize who we are dealing with, and never be surprised at the ability!