Friday, October 21, 2011

I Stand in Awe

While in the Amazon jungle in Peru we traveled by boat many times at night. I would love to lay my head back and just look at the sky. There is no view like it. Absolutely pure and brilliant! No street lights, now smog, no glow from a city, nothing to distort the glorious expanse of the night sky. Then to think that God created it all simply by speaking the words – I stand in awe!
I often take for granted the unmatchable power of the God that I serve. So, it is always a good thing to be reminded while studying scripture of just who He is and His power!
Nahum was a prophet to the southern kingdom, Judah. He brought a very harsh prophecy not against the Israelites, but against Nineveh. In the prophecy He reminds the Israelites just who God is!
      1.       He is a just God: Nahum 1:3b – “The LORD is slow to anger but great in power;
               the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished.”

a.       God’s holy nature & love for His people demand that sin be punished & the righteous be defended. He is patient with sinners but His restraint will not last forever! Proverbs 29:1 says “A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.”
2.       He is an omnipotent God: Nahum 1:4-5 – “He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry… The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.”
a.       God has ALL power! Mountains quake and melt away, seas dries up, winds cease at His command – we can trust Him to handle ALL our problems! His desire is to take care of His children!
3.       He is a good God: Nahum 1:7 – “The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”
a.       He is the one we can run to when life seems too much to bear! His goodness assures His children that He will care for them. It also assures that He will defend His children against those that attempt to do harm to them.
4.       He is an invincible God:  Nahum 1:9a – “Whatever they plot against the LORD
he will bring to an end…”
a.       No matter what attempts the enemy makes – they are all futile! God is unstoppable and cannot be defeated! He will squash whatever effort is made against His children.
5.       He is a saving God: Nahum 1:13 – “Now I will break their (the Ninevites) yoke from your neck and tear your shackles away.”
a.       Our God is mighty to save!  He promises to set us free from our enemies and all the things that oppress us and hold us in bondage. Our enemies, our habits, our addictions and our sins – He sets us free!
Today I challenge you to ponder on the amazing attributes of who God is! There is no other god like our God! None can compare to His love, His power nor His might! Trust in Him – He’s got our back!

Crystal Owens

1 comment:

  1. Funny I was just doing that with Savanna the other night.... Laying her back in my arms and looking at the awesomeness of night sky!! Thanks for this message Crystal sometime I do think that we all just need to stop and remember what a big GOD we serve!!! <3

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