awesome

Sunday, May 22, 2011 (7:14 a.m.)

Awesome God,

(7:49 a.m.)

Oops! Side tracked again. How quickly that happens. Forgive me Lord. One minute I’m looking up the word ‘awesome’ and the next I’m searching pizza places and book prices. Back to ‘awesome’. You are, You know! The Israelites knew it too.

Lord, how I thank You that I get to come here before You. I dreamt about the seemingly ‘hopeless’ college situation turning out well. I woke up hopeful again that with You ALL things are possible!

In finding the word ‘awesome’ in Your Word, the verse that most readily caught my eye was Exodus 15:11. Oh, but before we get there, a little background please.

And look at that. Even in trying to sum up the events leading up to the verse du jour I get lost. I am again caught between the smiles I have for the hopes of deliverance and the shaking of my head because of the sinful nature of mankind.

Lord. You love us so much. You have loved us since You first created us all those eons ago. And we love You too. It’s evidenced in this second book of Moses’ Pentateuch. Right here Lord, I confess agreement with the old adage, “The more things change the more they stay the same.”

There Your people were Dear Lord. Caught between a rock and a hard place. Having been delivered by You working through Moses and the ten plagues, Pharaoh had finally let Your people go. Only to change his mind again and go chasing after them!

Lord, it’s us all over the place. We make mistakes, turn pleadingly to You, You make a way where there seems to be no way, we rejoice with praises directed to You. And then… we repeat!

Exodus 15:11 picks up in the midst of the praising, after the initial deliverance and before another mistake. Moses and Your people were singing praises of victory directly to You. “Who else is the like the Lord among the gods? Who is glorious in holiness like Him? Who is so awesome in splendor, A wonder-working God?”

‘Awesome in splendor, A wonder-working God’. True. SO true! Lord God. I come to You this morning confessing my tendency to waver on my trust in You. I read Your Word and am again reminded of the good company I keep in this. It doesn’t make it right. It’s not somewhere I want to sit too long and become comfortable.

It’s the reminder Lord. Your blessed reminder that YOU oh Lord are God. Your people are going to doubt, fear, change their minds. Question, argue and every so often come back to Your way of thinking and put all their hope and trust in You. That’s exactly where I am this morning Lord. Hoping and trusting in You. I KNOW You have our backs! You want what is best for each and every one of us. How I pray dearest Lord that You will continue lining us up and marching us through what seem to be insurmountable odds to yet another place of worship and adoration.

You are awesome Dearest Lord. Whatever the outcome, I love You. And I thank You. Until next time… Amen.

(539 words ~ 8:41 a.m.)