"He will defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy;
He will crush the oppressor.
He will endure as long as the sun, as long as the moon through all generations.
He will be like rain falling on a mown field, like showers watering the earth.
...He will rule from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth."
Psalm 72:4-6, 8
I read my Bible. I'm trying to read the Old and New Testament all the way through parallel to each other. I'm currently in the Psalms in the OT.
I came across Psalm 72 and was thinking in my head, "Wow. God's pretty amazing. God's SO amazing." And then I thought again.
"Why did I forget that?"
It's odd how we can forget God's awesomeness so quickly and so often. I mean, this is our God.
The victorious, living, reigning Power over all creation. He's got the victory, the glory, the power, the love and He has saved us from the "unbeatable:" Death. How is it that we forget all this?
Why do I forget my awesome God?
Well, there are reasons. Not good reasons, but reasons. Life steps in.
Life always has to step in, doesn't it? "Totally livin' for JESUS! Let's start this Gospel spread!" BAM! Life.
"Full of the Holy Spirit, yeah. Gonna set the world on fire for God!" BAM! Life.
Good things happen, bad things happen, gaining money, losing money, gaining friends, losing friends, getting busy and getting lazy.
Life. It happens.
Sometimes, all we can see is life before our eyes. The bad things make you doubt God's glory. The good things make you ignore it. The boredom and business rids you of any interest in God's glory.
So then, we forget it. Do we just leave it at that? "Gods got glorii yeh. Wots it 2 do wiv me lyk? Gods got de glori so ill just get on wiv life then, yeh?"
No.
God deserves our admiration. In fact He deserves more than our admiration.
So then, how do we now remember Him?
Of course, we can do all the typical "Christian" things.
"Read the Bible, Pray..."
But, quite honestly, we should, shouldn't we?
Prayer is how God speaks to us. Not just us speaking to Him, Him speaking to us. Hearing from God Himself, can remind us of his glory whether it be through just being in His Presence or a more "direct" reply.
You read about how I remembered God's glory through God's Word. You can too. Reading verses describing God's glory over and over again will get into your head how His power can change every one of us. How His power never changes.
We can also think back to those miraculous moments when He has totally shone in power.
"I survived a dreadful accideeeeenntt...."
Being hit by a bus actually. And I didn't just survive, I was totally okay. A bit of shock and a tiny ankle graze, but I was okay.
If that wasn't God's glory then that must mean I'm actually dead.
If we truly believe that God is perfect and unchanging, then those miraculous moments should echo through eternity. God is powerful and we are not. God is perfect and we are not. God knows all and we do not.
He loves each of us infinitely, despite all our screw-ups and doubts. And how often do we forget it?
I'll be honest. I do, a lot.
Times will come when God will reveal his power again but why wait? Ask for Him now. He ain't gonna change and we can let those moments continue forever.
So let's not forget the glory. Let's keep the knowledge of His power in our hearts forever.
"Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.
Praise be to this glorious Name forever, may the whole earth be filled with His Glory.
Amen and Amen."
Psalm 72:18-19
