November 17 – He is the Only One

“Many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord.  How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, and has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You. If I would declare and speak of them, they would be too numerous to count.” - Psalm 40:4-5 (NASB)

 

Many promises can be found in our verses today. One which we may not often think of as a promise because it is a result of one action is “How blessed is…”  True followers of God remember times when God has shown how great He is and how He takes care of our needs. Notice the word ‘trust’ used as a verb (in the last line of v. 3) “And will trust in the Lord.” Then the word ‘trust’ as a noun; “who has made the LORD his trust,” The verb and noun forms connote a faith of commitment in the right object, God alone. As we read our Bibles we know that God has been demonstrating His greatness and His love to people for many centuries. When the psalmist David wrote the words we read in today's verse He was thinking of what God had done already many centuries before. God has never ceased to show Himself in the same way and has done so all the time throughout the centuries. The promise we carry today is that no other person or entity can compare. Our God is the only true and living God.

 

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October 17 – Only the Very Best

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.”  1 Chronicles 29:11 (ESV)

The words of praise in this verse were spoken by David at the time that his son Solomon was installed as King of Israel.  David had been collecting gifts to be used in the building of the temple of God in Jerusalem. Until that time, the Israel had been worshiping in the Tabernacle* – the tent used in their desert wanderings before entering the Promised Land.  David wanted God to have the best in order to acknowledge the truths we read in our verse.  That should be our desire too because we have the same God that David did.  We should be ready to give Him our very best in everything we do.  Let us remember everyday that all belongs to God.  Everything in heaven and earth.  What we have, has come from our God.  When we give  Him something we have or do something for Him we are expressing the truth of the promises David acknowledged about God.  

* The Tabernacle and Temples of Israel

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March 5 – Beyond Comprehension and Imagination

“Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 (NASB)

We remember how God gave Abraham a reminder of His greatness by revealing that He is God Almighty.  We're glad that we can call Him by this name. When the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians he did not use this name but he did emphasize the same truth. Today's verse is just what God meant when He said to Abraham “I AM God Almighty.” And this is what God wants us to understand too. It's not that we can understand how much God can do because his capacity is unlimited and beyond our comprehension, but He does want us to realize that He can do much more than we can imagine – immeasurably and abundantly more as our verse says. So even if we can't imagine the greatness of God's unlimited power, let's believe it.  Our Father is God Almighty, what a promise to cling to these days. 

November 19 – One and Only

“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.” Isaiah 64:4 (NIV) 

Isaiah's words remind us again today of the greatness and love of God and how singular He is in this universe. These words were true in Isaiah's time nearly 2600 years ago. He declares that since the beginning there has been only one God who would respond to the needs of the human race. And during all these years since Isaiah wrote these words, there has been no other God – although many have tried to create them. What a joy to know that we do have a God who acts on our behalf when we turn to Him. We can trust in the promise that He acts on our behalf. This is the one and only God and He is our God, our heavenly Father who is near us every day.

November 17 – He is the Only One

“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.” Psalm 40:5 (NIV) 

Those of us who are true followers of God can remember times when God has shown how great He is and how He takes care of our needs. We know too that He has shown His greatness and His care to others who believe and follow Him. As we read our Bibles we know that God has been demonstrating His greatness and His love to people for many many centuries. When the psalmist David wrote the words we read in today's verse He was thinking of what God had done already and that was many centuries ago. God has never ceased to show Himself in the same way and does so all the time throughout the centuries. The promise we carry today is that no other person or entity can compare. Our God is the only One.