We Can Only Exclaim: “Wow—GOD!”
“When I consider Your heavens, the
(Psalm 8: 3-4 NASB)
work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You
have ordained;
What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?”
Take out your phone. Open your gallery to peruse the photos you have taken. If you are like most, then within the saved images, there will be numerous instances when we have carefully captured the glory of a mountain peak—OR—the rippling of a spring trickling across the rocks—OR—times when we were stopped by a breathtaking glorious sunset.
Just the other day, three beautiful students from the university where I teach came to stay at our home for the weekend. After a quick journey to the grocery for the needed supplies to create a yummy dessert, we were stopped in our tracks by the vibrant image of God’s rainbow. The rain had just occurred, followed by the brilliance of the early-evening sunshine; hence, the rainbow appeared, revealing God’s promise.
God’s Glory.
God’s Beauty.
God’s Greatness. &
God’s Majesty.
- Do we find ourselves dazzled by it?
- Do we see a perfectly sunny day & exclaim, “Wow, God, You’ve done it again!”
- Do we take a walk in the late afternoon & see the setting sunset, finding it almost impossible not to take out our phones & snap just one more photo of God’s handiwork?
- Do we look around the classroom, across the dinner table, down the aisle at the grocery & see the miracle of God’s creation?
“When I consider Your heavens, the
(Psalm 8: 3-4 NASB)
work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You
have ordained;
What is man that You take thought of him,
And the son of man that You care for him?”
The Bible speaks of a void within each person when he is born, an emptiness that only God can fill. That’s why God sent His begotten Son—JESUS. When a person comes face-to-face with his sin, when someone sees this void that cannot ever be filled BUT by the presence of GOD, then that’s a glorious moment when We Can Only Exclaim: “Wow—GOD!”
“Behold, the Lord GOD will come with might,
(Isaiah 40: 10-11 NASB)
With His arm ruling for Him.
Behold, His reward is with Him
And His recompense before Him.”
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“Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.”
- So, consider why Jesus came.
- Consider His mission.
- Jesus’ primary mission was to preach the Good News.
- Jesus’ primary mission was to save the lost.
Yet, the sick, the lame, the diseased came, and Jesus paused, & Jesus felt compassion. He stopped to perform miracles of healing, and every miracle He performed simply validated His gospel message—Only Jesus Heals!
There are so many ways we can show compassion today. There seems to be a great divide in Isaiah 40, verses 10 & 11. In the first verse, we see the power & might & ruling arm of God.
We see God’s Authority!
- Then we see His compassion.
- We see Him tending His sheep like a shepherd tends his flock. &
- We see Jesus carrying God’s children and gently leading them to safety.
Within my position at school, I am afforded the opportunity to care for students, and oftentimes, I find that I must speak individually with a student who is falling behind in his studies, whose work is sub-par, and who is in danger of failing the course. It is during these moments that I am most reminded of the compassion Jesus demonstrated. It is when I pause to remember how Jesus willingly laid down His life and died on the cross, when He gave His life so that my life could be saved—that is when I stand & say, “Wow—God!”
Today, let us share the love of God with those we encounter.
- Let us focus upon why Jesus left the glory of heaven and came to earth.
- Let us recall Jesus’ primary mission to preach the Gospel message, to save the lost.
- Let us balance the strength God provides us with the tenderness He demonstrated.
- Let us seek the Lord’s guidance as we meet with our students, with our co-workers, with the fellow-drivers on the roadways, and even with the person(s) sharing our home, sleeping down the hall.
We are reminded daily of the GREATNESS of ALMIGHTY GOD!
We can look up to see GOD’S AMAZING HANDIWORK! &
We are also reminded of HIS GREAT COMPASSION demonstrated when JESUS died upon the CROSS of CALVARY giving His life so we might receive—eternal life that can only be found—through HIM!
- Yes, truly we stand in awe. &
- We Can Only Exclaim: “Wow—GOD!” &
- Today, we Must Tell Someone about our Savior JESUS!