Eight words reminded me this morning of why I should worship and serve God.
A sentence that takes three seconds to speak.
These same words reinforced my confidence that I will walk in streets of gold in the presence of perfection …. forever.
These weren’t my words, of course.
I’m far from being worthy of worship.
These came from the pen of King David.
David knew a thing or two about worship.
Actually, a whole bunch of things or two about worship.
Here is what musician/warrior/ruler David said in Psalm 33:
“For He spoke, and it came to be” (v. 9)
Wow.
Talk about profound.
This verse drips with authority.
And with power.
Even more, it speaks to purposeful sovereignty.
I was swept away in awe of our Creator and Redeemer when my mind started to grasp the implications of these eight words.
Here’s why.
God spoke and the angels came to be before the beginning of time.
God spoke and Satan’s banishment from heaven and eternal happiness came to be.
God spoke and the plans for man’s creation and eventual redemption came to be — before the first star was born.
God spoke — some call it the “big bang” — and the universe came to be.
God spoke and the earth came into being.
God spoke and man was formed.
God spoke and the means of forgiveness for the first sin came into being.
God spoke and the ark was built by Noah.
God spoke and the flood followed.
And so the voice of God would call into being the division of the languages, the commissioning of Abraham, the dreams of Joseph, the Mosaic deliverance into the Promised Land, the anointing of David, the announcing to Mary of the Messiah’s birth through her, the baptismal ordaining of Jesus at the Jordan, the calling of the Apostle Paul and messages to the seven churches of Revelation.
When God spoke, things happened.
For most of you, God’s voice has called to you to embrace Christ as Lord.
And it came to be.
Hallelujah!
God’s voice is still calling to you, however.
He is calling you to be His vessel of encouragement, of evangelistic testimony, of morality in the face of rampant carnality.
He has the power He always has.
In you, does He have the servant through which His power might flow so that the hope others need might come into being?
He tells us to “Go” and to “Forgive others” and “Purify” ourselves.
Will these come into being?
The more God’s purposeful sovereignty flows through us, the more saved souls will come into being.
As always, I love you
Martin
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