Awesome is a word that became a very popular lyric in contemporary Christian worship in the late 80's through the 90's. It all started with Rich Mullins in 1988 who wrote and then recorded the instant classic, "Awesome God." His view point of God comes shining through the power of the lyrics:
When He rolls up His sleeves He ain't just putting on the ritz,
(Our God is an awesome God)
There's thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists,
There's thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists,
(Our God is an awesome God)
And the Lord wasn't joking when He kicked 'em out of Eden,
It wasn't for no reason that He she'd His blood,
His return is very close and so you better be believing that Our God is an awesome God.
Our God is an awesome God He reigns from heaven above,
With wisdom, power, and love, Our God is an awesome God!
God is awesome, but the original Hebrew word that is translated as "awesome" is actually a stronger word--more like "Terrifying Presence of Unlimited Power!" Now singing the song "Awesome God" does not flow as well if you replace the word "awesome" with "terrifying presence of unlimited power"--but, it does help one capture the scope of God's grandeur, power and might. God is the sovereign creator and sustainer of the universe and is literally beyond human comprehension in terms of His greatness!
When Nehemiah was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and facing very real and aggressive enemies, he reminded those who were committed to the task of helping him with two essential truths. They are the two essential truths that "we" the Church must grasp in the spiritual warfare that is ongoing in our time. Firstly, God is a terrifying presence of unlimited power...and He is on our side. ("OK, in reality--the Church belongs to Him, so we are on His side") Anyway you cut it--we have the power edge, the moral edge, the purpose edge, the truth edge, and the high ground in a fight against an inferior enemy. (A foolishly inferior enemy when compared to the terrifying presence of unlimited power!) Secondly, we are fighting for our brethren, sons, daughters, wives and the House of God. We have no possible higher calling than this!
Prayer: "Dear heavenly Father, You are truly awesome! So good to know that You make all things possible. So good to know that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. So good to know that if You are going before me that nothing can stand against me. So good to know that You and You alone are the top power in the universe. Help me to grasp these truths as I walk forward and fight the good fight. Make my heart courageous and true and may I never forget that when the powers of darkness rise up they tremble as they consider the Terrifying Presence of Unlimited Power! Amen!"
And the Lord wasn't joking when He kicked 'em out of Eden,
It wasn't for no reason that He she'd His blood,
His return is very close and so you better be believing that Our God is an awesome God.
Our God is an awesome God He reigns from heaven above,
With wisdom, power, and love, Our God is an awesome God!
God is awesome, but the original Hebrew word that is translated as "awesome" is actually a stronger word--more like "Terrifying Presence of Unlimited Power!" Now singing the song "Awesome God" does not flow as well if you replace the word "awesome" with "terrifying presence of unlimited power"--but, it does help one capture the scope of God's grandeur, power and might. God is the sovereign creator and sustainer of the universe and is literally beyond human comprehension in terms of His greatness!
When Nehemiah was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and facing very real and aggressive enemies, he reminded those who were committed to the task of helping him with two essential truths. They are the two essential truths that "we" the Church must grasp in the spiritual warfare that is ongoing in our time. Firstly, God is a terrifying presence of unlimited power...and He is on our side. ("OK, in reality--the Church belongs to Him, so we are on His side") Anyway you cut it--we have the power edge, the moral edge, the purpose edge, the truth edge, and the high ground in a fight against an inferior enemy. (A foolishly inferior enemy when compared to the terrifying presence of unlimited power!) Secondly, we are fighting for our brethren, sons, daughters, wives and the House of God. We have no possible higher calling than this!
Prayer: "Dear heavenly Father, You are truly awesome! So good to know that You make all things possible. So good to know that I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. So good to know that if You are going before me that nothing can stand against me. So good to know that You and You alone are the top power in the universe. Help me to grasp these truths as I walk forward and fight the good fight. Make my heart courageous and true and may I never forget that when the powers of darkness rise up they tremble as they consider the Terrifying Presence of Unlimited Power! Amen!"
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