He Is
Awesome
Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his
name; give to him glorious praise. Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you. All the earth
worships you; they sing praises to you, sing praises to your name.” Selah
Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds among
mortals. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on
foot. There we rejoiced in him, who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep
watch on the nations – let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah
Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, who
has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. For you, O God,
have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the
net; you laid burdens on our backs; you let people ride over our heads; we went
through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious
place.
I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my
vows, those that my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. I
will offer to you burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice
of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah
Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has
done for me. I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I had
cherished iniquity in my heart, the LORD would not have listened. But truly God
has listened; he has given heed to the words of my prayer.
Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed
his steadfast love from me.
Psalm 66:1-20
The word awesome is tossed around a lot these days. However if we
call earth-side stuff awesome and then call God awesome, we diminish how truly
awesome He is. The word awesome should be reserved only for God.
God is far more than a companion who will fits into our “buddy
system” or a divine ATM responding to our impulses. Until we are stunned by the
awesomeness of God, we will be way too impressed with ourselves and lose the
privilege of belonging to an awesome God.
What could be more awesome than the love that compelled Jesus to go
on the cross for us? Put Him in His proper place as the only One who is truly
awesome, and praise God for His awesome work in your life!
If you are too impressed with yourself,
take a closer look at God’s awesomeness.
Our Daily Bread – January 11, 2009