The Majesty of God
08/10/08 11:20 Filed in:Weekly
Devotional
Majesty.
Not a word we use everyday. In fact, probably not a
word we even use weekly or monthly for that matter.
But the question is do we understand the idea of
majesty in relation to our God? We are able to say
God is majestic but do we know what we are saying? Do
we honestly believe and live like we believe he truly
is majestic? When I hear the word I think of a
movie made back in 2001 with Jim Carrey. I am
uncertain how often I hear the word and my
thoughts are drawn to God rather than that.
We define majesty as greatness of appearance. Or in other words the quality or state of a person or thing which inspires awe or reverence in the beholder. In even simpler terms, something or someone that drops our jaws or blows our minds! This is how God is defined in His Word. He is clothed in majesty (Ps 93:1). His voice is full of majesty (Ps 29:4). So the question is still there, does God blow our minds? Do we let him? Do we know why he should inspire awe and reverence within us? I have been continuing to read a wonderful book called Knowing God by J.I. Packer. I have read this before and decided to slowly work through it again because of the wonderful picture Packer creates in explaining why our God truly is majestic.
Ultimately we tend to limit the greatness of God. We often either think God is small and incapable of such greatness, or we do not gaze upon his creation and upon him to see truly how great he is. Let's briefly explore with Packer Isaiah 40 and ask God to reveal Himself to us through His Word. Here in Isaiah 40 we have a people who need comfort. As Packer says, "The tide of events have been running against them for a very long time." In other words, life has gotten messy. People have been focused on the wars and the problems of life, both on a national level and on a personal level. Compare that today, how in your life do you feel that their is no comfort? What is going on in your world that is messy? Are you dealing with loneliness or depression? God responds to such things in this chapter.
Isaiah begins small in revealing the majesty of God to Israel. He begins first with the tasks or work of God. In verse 12 we see God pointing out the ability he has to measure the waters in his hand. This is showing the sheer size of our God. Fill your hand with some water right now. Go ahead, I'll wait... Now, see in your one hand how little water you can hold? God's hand is able to hold ALL the water on this planet! Does that inspire awe in you? He challenges man asking who else can do this? What person do you know who can hold that much? I mean, I know I got big hands, but I cant hold much more water than you, not even coming close to God's hand! "Behold your God!"
Spend this week reading Isaiah 40 asking God to reveal his majesty or greatness to you. Ask him to blow your mind. He is far greater than anything you will do this week. Simply slow down and let him show you. We will continue next week with other areas that he reveals how great he is. "Be STILL and know that I am God!" Psalm 46:10
We define majesty as greatness of appearance. Or in other words the quality or state of a person or thing which inspires awe or reverence in the beholder. In even simpler terms, something or someone that drops our jaws or blows our minds! This is how God is defined in His Word. He is clothed in majesty (Ps 93:1). His voice is full of majesty (Ps 29:4). So the question is still there, does God blow our minds? Do we let him? Do we know why he should inspire awe and reverence within us? I have been continuing to read a wonderful book called Knowing God by J.I. Packer. I have read this before and decided to slowly work through it again because of the wonderful picture Packer creates in explaining why our God truly is majestic.
Ultimately we tend to limit the greatness of God. We often either think God is small and incapable of such greatness, or we do not gaze upon his creation and upon him to see truly how great he is. Let's briefly explore with Packer Isaiah 40 and ask God to reveal Himself to us through His Word. Here in Isaiah 40 we have a people who need comfort. As Packer says, "The tide of events have been running against them for a very long time." In other words, life has gotten messy. People have been focused on the wars and the problems of life, both on a national level and on a personal level. Compare that today, how in your life do you feel that their is no comfort? What is going on in your world that is messy? Are you dealing with loneliness or depression? God responds to such things in this chapter.
Isaiah begins small in revealing the majesty of God to Israel. He begins first with the tasks or work of God. In verse 12 we see God pointing out the ability he has to measure the waters in his hand. This is showing the sheer size of our God. Fill your hand with some water right now. Go ahead, I'll wait... Now, see in your one hand how little water you can hold? God's hand is able to hold ALL the water on this planet! Does that inspire awe in you? He challenges man asking who else can do this? What person do you know who can hold that much? I mean, I know I got big hands, but I cant hold much more water than you, not even coming close to God's hand! "Behold your God!"
Spend this week reading Isaiah 40 asking God to reveal his majesty or greatness to you. Ask him to blow your mind. He is far greater than anything you will do this week. Simply slow down and let him show you. We will continue next week with other areas that he reveals how great he is. "Be STILL and know that I am God!" Psalm 46:10
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