Great and marvellous
are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of
saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only
art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments
are made manifest.
Revelation 15:3-4
You may not understand
exactly why certain things happen in your life; however, as a child of God you
should be able to declare great and marvellous are thy works simple
because you know the God you serve will not and cannot fail… John is on the island of
Patmos after being excommunicated from his homeland; one may not want to
endure the trying times that will come in the life of a Christian; however, we
are called to walk by faith and as Paul told the church of Philippi “Do everything without
complaining or arguing.” In reading this passage I come to the conclusion
that a lot of us in the body of Christ have not reached the levels within our
relationship with Christ that will allow us to live out the true meaning of
this very passage… John after being about the work of God is not deterred by
any setbacks or hardships as he can declare this verse with boldness and
clarity… Today, you must push to go deeper in your relationship with the Lord
knowing that the things that bother you or distract you are the indicators that
show how far you truly have grown and come… Notice all the praise and honor
that John bestows to the Lord in the first portion of today’s focus verses; realize
today that he (through all the storms and trials of his life) has peace and
comfort within to the point that he asks the question who shall not fear thee… God is in control, you shouldn’t be afraid of the
situations that you face, your situations should fear what God is about to do
in and through them… You will be exalted; God’s name will be uplifted and
revered; so in a nutshell you need to just continue to walk this road offering
up praises instead of complaints… Today, when you feel like you are between a rock and a hard
place examine the marvellous works of our God… When you feel like giving up or
throwing in the towel, turn to the workmanship that God has done and is doing in
your life knowing that you can draw inspiration and motivation from these
things… I serve a God that has done great things and is doing great things…
Even when I feel like life isn’t fair, I am comforted in knowing that “…just
and true are thy ways, thou King of saints…” God has a plan, we may not
understand it now, we may not understand it tomorrow; however, we can trust it
because of the works that He has already done in our lives… His great works are
clothing you in His image; they are giving you a sound mind, preparing you for
the day and even allowing you to wakeup this morning… God’s great works are
giving you a place to lay your head at night, a job to go to in the morning and
a means to put food on the table… I don’t know about you, but I have found
myself looking at situations and seeing that things didn’t add up in my mind;
however, I was able and am able to come out of every situation and claim the
victory… This isn’t done by my hands or my works, but by the “Great and
marvellous” works of God… It is because He has all power that I fear
Him, it is because He can do anything but fail that I trust Him and it is
because He will never put more on me than I can bare that I will endure…
Knowing and understanding what God has done and is doing puts me in a position
to cry out to Him with thanksgiving… I am able to glorify His name, I can
magnify the name of the Lord no matter what comes my way, I can sing praises
unto the Lord no matter how much rain is in my forecast… I can exalt Him before
men because I see His great works, I feel His presences and I know that He has
a plan… Jeremiah tells us in His prophetical book that God has a plan to
prosper and not harm us, a plan to give us hope and a future… (Jeremiah 29:11)
God’s plan will be fulfilled and it isn’t to harm you but to mold you and
prepare you for bigger and better things… John says, “…for all nations
shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest…” Every
boy and girl will come to know Jesus…. This doesn’t mean that everyone will
accept Him, but the works that are being done are so that everyone will come to
know Him… They will see He is sovereign, they will see that He has all power
and they will see that He is the only True and Wise God… You can take pride in
knowing Him because you know that you haters will become your footstools… You
can give Him praise when the enemy attacks because you know he has already been
defeated… It has been spoken throughout generation after generation, dating
back to the prophet Isaiah and going on through this 21st century.
The judgments of the Lord will be manifested unto these people and His
children. Those that think that they have the ability to do all and have the power
to lust for wealth and greed shall be humbled before Him. God is the creator of
us all and has breathed the breath of life into each and every one of us. Many
have lost sight of that key point and have begun to ignore the warning signs of
His coming wrath; many have ignored what was prophesied centuries ago and is
evident now. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, understanding who
you are and whose you are is of the utmost importance. The questions is when
the time has been fulfilled, will your knee bow down in praise or in judgment?
For every knee shall bow and every tongue confess; the choice is yours!
BE BLESSED!!!
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