God is Awesome

Therefore stand in awe of God. Ecclesiastes 5:7 NIV

Yesterday Jan and I worshipped at Fellowship Bible Church in Philadelphia where I was privileged to serve for seven years as Director of Music. It was exciting to see what God is doing there and the sit under the teaching ministry of Pastor Mike Jarrell.

The church was packed with lots of young families from all walks of life and nationality. It was a huge blessing to us.

Pastor Mike taught from Ecclesiastes 5 and verse 7 jumped off the page.

For some of us, we have been saved for a number of years, and like most things, if we are really honest, we start to settle in and FORGET some of the amazing things about our great God. No, not just amazing – how about the AWESOMENESS of this great God.

Let me give you just a couple of verses today and tomorrow to REMIND you so we don’t forget:

Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty. Job 37:22

You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel! Psalm 22: 23

In your majesty ride out victoriously for the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; let your right hand teach you awesome deeds! Psalm 45:4

Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! Psalm 68:35

Someone recently chided me and a meeting we were in because people were saying “God is so awesome” and that was so not a good word to describe God. Well, I am glad to say he was wrong – it is a totally biblical word and one that we should use more about HIM than in describing an “awesome” event, or an “awesome speaker,” or an “awesome “concert.”

I have been journaling the last couple of weeks that I would be reminded daily of this AWESOME God that we love and serve. How about you? – Bill Welte is President & CEO of America’s Keswick

Team YOU: Job 22-24; Proverbs 2; Acts 11

Motivations: There is not a thing that God expects of a person but that God will give him or her the power to do. There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience.A. B. Simpson

Practice to Remember: Level 1:Philippians 2:3; Level 2: Philippians 2:1-4

Powered Up:  God like to see his people shut up to this, that there is no hope but in prayer. Herein lies the church’s power against the world. Andrew Bonar

Check out this month’s Discovering Victory podcast on the topic of anger. Rev. Chris Hodges gives clear victorious Christian living principles on dealing with anger biblically.