Editor's note: Enjoy today's devotion from Heart of God by Elisabeth Elliot.
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Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You. — Jeremiah 32:17 NKJV
The expression awesome has become a catchphrase in our society. We say that this is awesome and that is awesome, but in reality, there is only one thing that truly can claim that title—God. Nowhere is God’s awesomeness reflected more intimately than in the awesome love that flows from His heart to ours. God’s ability to love is not burdened by boundaries or by limitations. The love that flows from His awesome heart is infinite and beyond our comprehension.
And while we cannot fully understand the awesome heart of God, we can praise it, worship it, and marvel at its beauty.
When we worship God with faith and assurance and place Him at the absolute center of our lives, we invite His love into our hearts. In turn, we grow to love Him more deeply as we sense His love for us. Augustine wrote, “I love You, Lord, not doubtingly, but with absolute certainty. Your Word beat upon my heart until I fell in love with You, and now the universe and everything in it tells me to love You.”
Let us pray that we, too, will turn our hearts to the Creator, knowing with certainty that His awesome heart has ample room for each of us, and that we, in turn, must make room in our hearts for Him.
He upholds the whole creation, founded the earth, and still sustains it by the word of His power. What cannot He do in the affairs of families and kingdoms, far beyond our conception and expectation, who hangs the earth upon nothing? ~ Matthew Henry
Our God is an awesome God. There is thunder in His footsteps and lightning in His fists. ~ Rich Mullins
Our evangelical culture tends to take the awesome reality of a transcendent God who is worthy to be feared and downsize Him so He could fit into our “buddy system.” The way we talk about Him, the way we pray, and, more strikingly, the way we live shows that we have somehow lost our sense of being appropriately awestruck in the presence of a holy and all-powerful God. ~ Joseph Stowell
An awe for the composer, God, is necessary before a pastor can fully understand His score, the Bible. ~ Fred Smith
Dear Lord, for the love You have shown me and the blessings You have given me, I stand in awe of You. I thank You, and I praise You. Your Son died so that I might receive the blessing of eternal love and eternal life. May I remain awestruck today, tomorrow, and forever, Lord, for Your love, for Your mercy, and for Your Son. Amen.
Excerpted with permission from Heart of God by Elisabeth Elliot, copyright The Elisabeth Elliot Foundation.
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Your Turn
Let’s worship the awesome heart of God today! Let’s marvel at the beauty of His heart. Let’s praise and worship the Lord for His awesome heart! ~ Devotionals Daily