Amazing God

Kierra “Kiki” Sheard has a song out now called “Indescribable” and it has been playing over and over in my spirit since I woke up this morning.  The chorus says, “Indescribable, uncontainable, You place the stars in the sky and You know them by name. You are amazing, God. All powerful, untamable, awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim, You are amazing, God!”  The whole song is a tribute to the awesome and amazing power of God. He is a great, big God that is capable of doing things that our natural mind cannot even comprehend. One of my favorite scriptures is Ephesians 3:20. “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” God wants His people to know that He is bigger than any circumstance, sickness, or personality.

We can often be heard speaking about God as great and awesome but when our circumstances arise, we fall back into what is wrong in our lives and cry out “Why me?!”  But God’s power is indescribable and uncontainable! In chapter 26 of Job, you find one of Job’s speeches to his friends and he beautifully describes God’s power. “God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing.  He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight.  He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds.  He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary between day and night. (Job 26:7-10 NLT) He ends the chapter in verse 14 by saying, “These are just the beginning of all that He does, merely a whisper of His power. Who, then, can comprehend the thunder of His power?” (NLT) Take a moment and think about that.  God performed all of these enormous acts but we wonder if He can heal cancer.

Think about the creation. God spoke a word and plants came, waters ran, and light flashed. That’s a big God! Think about your body. Your brain tells you when to move and you move. You have a complicated system that works together so that you can function. God designed that. That’s a big God. Look at the depths of the ocean, filled with fish and plant life, and animals that most of us will never come close to seeing.  That’s a big God. He is amazing! The same way He designed and created all of those things, He can work out your situations and circumstances…if you let Him.

The book of Zephaniah is a short but power packed book. God’s people are once again in a mess of sin and idols. Judgment is at hand and God is angry. He is ready to take out Moab, Ammon, Philistia and the whole earth. This time He shows how He can use His power to destroy nations and idolatry and ultimately sin. But what I love about God is that even as He talks about the destruction He is going to bring to these sinful people, He still acknowledges the remnant of people that are doing the right thing and honoring Him. He shows one of the most awesome aspects of His power and that is the power to love and restore.  “For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.... On that day I will gather you together and bring you home again. I will give you a good name, a name of distinction, among all the nations of the earth, as I restore your fortunes before their very eyes. I, the Lord, have spoken!” (Zeph 3: 17, 20)

We must look to God as the one who has the power to do anything! His power can destroy the strongholds that are holding you bound and it can restore you and build you back up. His power can create divine opportunities in your life and can stop demonic activity that wants to steal your promises. God’s power can take what seems impossible and make it happen. Remember Paul and the thorn in his flesh. He begged for God to take it away but God said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.”(2Cor. 12:9 NLT) Isn’t that what makes God’s power so amazing? When it's hard for us to connect with the big instances of His power like the creation or the parting of the Red Sea , we can see Him lifting our head when we’ve been crying or sending a few extra dollars right when we needed it. That’s a big God! So I sing with a loud voice,” You are amazing, God!” 

AMEN