There are so many voices we have to listen to these days, and I hope
that as your pastor, I might guide you to listen more to the Lord’s voice as
the storm rages.
Of all unlikely places to be in a disciple’s quiet time, I
find myself in Jeremiah chapter 10 – the words of a prophet on the coming judgment
of God’s people for their sin! That
doesn’t sound like an encouraging place to be when you want to have hope for
your situation!
But quite the opposite!
Today, I found a message that not only gives me hope but refocuses my
attention to where it should be. I’m
going to personalize the text a bit from verses 6-16 and adapt it as a prayer
for us today. Will you pray this along
with me?
“Lord, there is
no one like You! For You are great
Your name is full of power! Who
would not fear You, O King of nations?
That title belongs to You alone!
Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of
the world, there is no one like You! You
are the only true God, the Living God – You are the everlasting
King!
“You made
the earth by Your power and You preserve it by Your wisdom. You stretched out the heavens by Your
understanding. When You speak, there is thunder
in the Heavens! You cause clouds to rise
over the earth. You send the lightning
with the rain and You release the wind from your storehouses.
“Compared to
You, all people are foolish and have no knowledge at all! They make idols, but the idols will disgrace
their makers, for they are frauds. They
have no life or power in them...worthless lies! And the time is coming when they will all
be destroyed.
“But You, God
of Israel, Jacob’s Portion, are no idol!
You are the Creator of everything that exists, including Israel,
Your own special possession. The Lord
Almighty is Your name!”
Oh family, what a thrill to sense the magnitude of our God
this way! Notice the truth about
Him:
1. He is all-powerful. There is nothing God cannot handle in Your
life – from sickness, financial issues, loss, fear, and doubt – He is able and
sovereign! How will you place Your
trust in Him more today?
2. He created all
things and is master over them. I
sense His beauty around me, the evidence of His creative hand crafting each
thing with purpose and meaning. And I
rejoice in His creation of each of you – unique and special to Him!
But this one fact also makes me pause. If that’s the case, what about viruses? For me, I found a secret, as John Piper says,
“Knowing that the same sovereignty that could stop the coronavirus and doesn’t,
is the very sovereignty that sustains the soul in it. Indeed, more than
sustains — sweetens with hope that, for those who trust him, his purposes are
kind, even in death.”
I am not disappointed in what God allows. I want to find ways of magnifying Him through
it. Will that be your response
today? To pray this: “Lord, may I see
You and serve You in Your purposes!”
3. Wisdom and
knowledge and truth come only from God.
This is how, to me, He is Almighty – not just in His power but in His
depth – a vastness to Him that I cannot comprehend! But in His grace, He reveals Himself to me
through Jesus and daily by His Spirit indwelling me. Will you thank Him for illuminating Scripture
for you and guiding your steps?
I hope you might be comforted in a BIG God today – larger
than your own concept of Him – and then be moved to worship Him right now! Will you continue Jeremiah’s prayer? “Lord, there is no one like You!”
Much love in Him,
Pastor Mike
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