Who is the greatest?
The Andromeda Galaxy. (CREDIT: Joel Tonyan, via Flickr)
We Aussies love our sport, and we love to see one person or team compete against another to try and work out who is the greatest.
And yet beyond any comparison, the Lord, our God, is truly the greatest of us all.
I was reminded this as I read Psalm 104 this week, and experienced a catalogue of God’s greatness.
He created the universe, and shows his beauty in the stars and all the objects that fill the sky.
He controls his creation, providing water and greenery for plants and animals.
He cares for his world, sustaining every part of this living planet.
It is beautifully summarised in these verses:
All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. (Psalm 104:27-28)
And this is why the writer of this Psalm begins with these words:
Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. (Psalm 104:1)
God is, indeed, very great, and because of this, he is worthy of our praises to him:
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works— he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD. (Psalm 104:31-34)
When we feel that our world is spinning out of control, it is important to stop and mediate on the greatness of God, and to rejoice in him for all he has done.
Praise the Lord… he is very great!
Jodie.
Coming up this weekend 19th – 21st August 2017
This weekend we continue our series on 2 Samuel. In the next talk, Simon Chaplin will be speaking on the topic, “Rejoice with trembling”, from 2 Samuel chapter 6 verses 1 to 23.
During our 5pm Saturday service, we’ll have our weekly question and answer time, and Jodie will be answering these questions:
- If we should not judge, then whey were some of the books of the Bible ‘judged’ not to be needed? How do we know that God did not want these books in the Bible?
- Was David arrogant to call the city after himself?
- Is it pushing the link between the Old and New Testaments too far to say that the Israelites were the body of Christ?
- When we go through difficult times, how can we know if it’s the work of Satan leading us away from God, or whether it’s the work of God strengthening our faith in him?
- What happens to a person who dies without believing in God, even though they’ve lived a good life? Will praying for them help them get to Heaven?
- Is it hypocritical for Christians to vote in the same-sex marriage plebiscite, given that we will not want to accept an outcome that is against the Bible’s teaching?
Our 8am Sunday service will be a Morning Prayer Sunday service and at both our services, we will have a special update about CMS (Church Missionary Society) which is our Mission of the Month.
If you’re wanting to check out our church we’d really love you to visit us on Saturday at 5pm for a contemporary service with kids’ program and dinner afterwards, or come along on Sunday at 8am for a Prayer Book service.
See you at 5pm this Saturday or 8am this Sunday, God willing!
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