Have you ever thought about the power and authority that God’s words carry?
I teach 2nd grade Science, and we have focused a lot on the creation story.
Genesis 1:3 says, “God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.”
Genesis 1:11: “Then God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them’; and it was so.”
Genesis 1:24: “Then God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind’; and it was so.”
Psalm 33:8-9 : “For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. God’s creative power is awesome! With His words, He created the universe and all living things.”
We see the Lord’s sovereignty through His words in Ezekiel when He makes a statement then declares that He is the Lord and what He says will come to pass.
We see this even in the New Testament when Jesus and His disciples were on a boat and caught in a wild storm. His disciples were trembling in fear. And what did Jesus do? He got up and spoke.
“He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Silence! Be still!’ The wind ceased, and there was a great calm.” Mark 4:39
Then for my favorite part of this story, the disciples’ response.
“And they were terrified and asked one another, ‘Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey Him!’” Mark 4:41
I get the Holy Spirit chills as I share these verses. Our God does not have to move from His throne. He speaks, and it is done. He is a God of His word, and He holds all the authority. Even the wind and the sea obey Him. All creation must submit itself to the power of our God. There is no one like Him!
I grew up in a Christian home, heard all these stories and Scriptures, and yet, sometimes, they just hit me in a new way. These verses have brought me a new wonder of who my God is. He is who He says He is, and He will do what He says He will do. He holds all the power. I feel a sense of holy fear and also a sense of such peace as I think about this. God is all powerful which leads me to a sense of reverence towards Him. But also, in His power, I know that He is just and His heart is for us, which leads me to a sense of unexplainable peace as I submit myself to His authority.
This is the God we serve. He speaks, and it is done. He is an awesome God. And as the song goes, “Our God is an awesome God He reigns from Heaven above with wisdom, power, and love, our God is an awesome God.”
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