God Alone Worthy

 

Scripture Revelation 14:7 “Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.”

Observation God is worthy of our reverence and worship .

Application I would worship, honor, and glorify God.

Prayer Father God, creator of all things, You alone are worthy of glory, honor, and praise.

ONLY ONE

 Scripture

Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.

Isaiah 44:6 I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.

Isaiah 44:8 Is there a God besides Me? Indeed, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and He who formed you from the womb: I am the Lord, who makes all things.

Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me.

Isaiah 45:6 There is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:14b Surely God is in you, and there is no other; There is no other God.

Isaiah 45:18b I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:21b There is no other God besides Me, a just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.

Isaiah 45:22 Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.

Observation/Application There is only One Lord, God, Rock, Redeemer, and Savior and to Him every knee will bow, and every tongue take an oath.

Prayer Thank You Jesus, my Lord, my God, my Rock, my Redeemer, my Savior,  my Creator, for loving me, for saving me, for letting me know and worship You. I look forward to the day when my knees will bow and my tongue will confess and forever worship You my Lord, God, and Savior.

The Only True God

 

Scripture Psalms 97:9 For You, Lord, are Most High above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

Observation The Lord our God is the Most Highly Exalted, none other compare.

Application The Lord my God is The Only True God.

Prayer Father, God, You alone are The Most High God, I will worship You alone.

Every Knee Will Bow

 Scripture Mark 15:19 Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.

Philippians 2:9-11 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Observation They mockingly worshiped Jesus.

Application One day every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Prayer Thank You Jesus that the next time my knee will ever touch the ground it will be in worship to You.

A Doer of God's Word

 

Scripture

Numbers 1:54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.

Acts 24:14-15 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets. I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

Observation The children of Israel did as God commanded and Paul worshipped God, believing in and being a follower/doer of His Word.

Application I, too, put my faith and trust in, and seek to be a doer of God’s Word.

Prayer Father, thank You for giving me access to Your Holy Word. I put my faith and trust in and seek to be not just a hearer/reader of Your Word, but a follower/doer.

Moments that Matter Most

This past Monday, March 31, I remembered vividly where I was on that date one year ago. I wrote in my journal of the singing that night at Griffin’s Chapel for my Dad and the emotions, love, holiness of that worshipful gathering… it was as if God’s grace flooded that place, His love was released and freely flowed, His Holy Spirit moved freely, it was, well, like nothing I had ever experienced before and really no words are sufficient but as I recall it again the feelings, emotions well up inside of me…it was what we all needed. Dad was in his element, praising the LORD, surrounded by friends, and he was very humbled at the outpouring but even more so he was humbled by the graciousness of God, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, and the gift of eternal life….and that he so often unashamedly expressed…and in those moments it was I who was humbled by this man and his love for the LORD but even more on this night as I sat next to him and he worshiped as never before…and I watched him walk up on that stage with his friends and raise his voice and raise his hands in praise and…shine…the glory of God illuminated that place, filled that place as the LORD inhabited the praise offered to Him, and oh how sweet and fragrant as he delighted and took pleasure in You, LORD…and I watched as Your all-sufficient grace poured out, Your power was perfected in weakness, You exalted the humble and I was in awe…in awe of You my heavenly Father and in awe of you my earthly father.

One year ago, it is hard to believe and as priceless and worshipful as those moments were, how much more, infinitely, unimaginably more what he is experiencing now and what one timeless, eternal day, we will experience together with our LORD, our Savior, our Brother, our Friend, Jesus…thank You Father, thank You Jesus for Your grace, mercy, love, peace, assurance…for the gift of eternal life…for making it all possible for us to be forever family and to have a forever home with You!

What have I learned? What matters most? How have I grown? How have I changed? How am I different? What will I do about it? What will I do now? Where will my focus be? What will be my priority? The eternal, the spiritual need outweighs the temporary, the physical need. That ministering to the physical need opens the door of opportunity to minister to the spiritual need. It is in the midst of those most trying times that there is openness, tenderness toward things spiritual and eternal…and an opportunity to share, to learn, grow, to draw near to and know the presence, peace, grace, love of God as never before. What matters most? Knowing we are loved…knowing we are not alone…this is what we most need, this what matters most…knowing someone understands even when we don’t and looking to Him, looking to Jesus, learning from Him, leaning fully on Him, trusting Him with All our hearts…trusting that somehow all that happens in this life, this temporary, fits into, is a part of His eternal plan…so to keep our eyes on the eternal…so to have peace that surpasses understanding.