Mighty God

“The Mighty One, God, the Lord,

    speaks and summons the earth

    from the rising of the sun to where it sets.

From Zion, perfect in beauty,

    God shines forth.” Psalm 50:1-2

“Mighty God”, it’s one of the names given to Jesus in Isaiah 9. But what characterizes our God as a “mighty God”?  Just look in scripture and you’ll see vivid descriptions and powerful accounts. Psalm 50 gives us just one example.  “He speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets.”  No other God has the power to do that, to ‘summon the earth”.  If that doesn’t ‘wow’ us, Psalm 147:15-18 says “He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.  He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.  He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?  He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the waters flow.”  All creation bows to His authority.  He is the Mighty God.  

He is a God of miracles both in creation and in the heart and mind of mankind.  He parted the Red Sea; He brought water from a rock in the desert.  He made the sun stand still and He made a donkey talk. He healed the blind and cured the leper.  He can transform the sinner into a saint, the lost into the found and the indifferent into the passionate.  He is our Mighty God!  Isn’t that amazing and encouraging?

We could all probably write a list of the incredible things we’ve seen God do in our own lives and those that we’ve witnessed in the lives of others.  Oh how we want our sons and daughters to be able to testify to the work of God in their lives, don’t we? The book of John uses the word ‘testify’ more than 10 times in regard to Jesus: His deity as the Son of God, the truth and power of His message and the authenticity of His resurrection. John had a passion to spread the truth of the gospel and to help others see, through his testimony, that Jesus was truly the Son of God, come to save the world from their sins.  Let’s be intentional to testify to others about our Mighty God so they might know the truth!

Today, let’s pray that as the sun rises, that we’re reminded of the strength, sovereignty and might of our God.  Then, let’s pray that our sons and daughters are reminded as well and that they really see and recognize God’s work all around them today.  Let’s pray they can and will testify to others about the Presence and Power of their Mighty God. 

Then, let’s begin to make a list- a written testimony of God’s work in our lives and on our behalf- a testament to our Mighty God. As parents, we not only want to pray and encourage our sons and daughters, but we want to leave a legacy of faith that can testify long after we’re gone. Why not begin today to record your testimony today?

Christmas Season Challenge- We are 12 days away from Christmas.  Choose 12 people and pray for them today that they would be blessed this Christmas season and would recognize those blessings are straight from the Lord, our Mighty God.  Jot down the names of those  you’re praying for and, if you witness a blessing on them, record it!  

Pray without ceasing.