We’ve all seen it on the news…a reporter standing in a war zone talking into the camera – gunfire and bombs going off in the distance. He or she knows the gunfire and bombs are there, but keeps talking – giving the news, describing their surroundings. Suddenly, the gunfire or bombs are no longer in the distance…we see them “hit the deck” – now, they are fully aware of their surroundings. We say to ourselves (or the TV) – “hello, don’t you know what is going on all around you?”
Sadly, it is often like that for us…with GOD? We know He is THE Almighty and Sovereign Creator – but we miss the obvious affirmation of HIS creation!
O, the Psalm 19-of it all! We take for granted the mind-boggling fact that He was and is so creative by not fully “seeing” everything around us – at any given moment, whether you’re standing on the beach or (like me right now) sitting in front of a computer (“I’m a PC!” But I love my iPod & iPhone – guess I’m conflicted.)
Think about the snowball effect of our Awesome God’s Genesis 1:3 command. The person sitting next to you, the one on your mind right now, the phone you’re holding, the car you’re driving down the freeway in at 65.1 MPH…while Twittering, the iPod you’re listening to, the amazing creation that you are about to shuttle to soccer/baseball/gymnastics practice, the beans that were cooked/ground up/brewed that you are drinking, the very ground/carpet/pavement you’re standing on…all a result of those four, powerful, monosyllabic words: Let there be light!
BOOM! Do you see it? Do you fully appreciate it? How do we react? Even more, how do we respond to a God this insanely creative, powerful, and loving? Do we even consider what a sufficient response would be? BTW, the only truly appropriate response is offering our whole life to Him to use as He wills. BOOM!
The lyrics of this Phil Wickham song (from his Cannons CD) are so COOL and PROFOUND! Awesome, Almighty, and Sovereign Creator, His affirming creation, and my/our appropriate response: “I’m unworthy…You love me….forever my heart will sing [read worship here, which is way more than singing]…All glory, honor, power is YOURS!”
May we soak these lyrics in…and respond!
Cannons
It’s falling from the clouds
A strange and lovely sound
I hear it in the thunder and rain
It’s ringing in the skies
Like cannons in the night
The music of the universe plays
You are holy great and mighty
The moon and the stars declare who You are
I’m so unworthy, but still You love me
Forever my heart will sing of how great You are
Beautiful and free
Song of Galaxies
It’s reaching far beyond the milky way
Lets join in with the sound
C’mon let’s sing it loud
As the music of the universe plays
You are holy great and mighty
The moon and the stars declare who You are
I’m so unworthy, but still You love me
Forever my heart will sing of how great You are
All glory, honor, power is Yours amen
All glory, honor, power is Yours amen
All glory, honor, power is Yours forever amen
© 2007 Phil Wickham
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A final thought:
“Isn’t it a comfort to worship a God we cannot exaggerate?” – Francis Chan
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BOOM! Do you see it? Do you appreciate it? How do you respond?
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