what god is so great as our God?

A couple days ago, I went to a prayer gathering for the residents of Lousiana and Texas and for the people from campus who traveled down there this weekend to help out. A dear friend of mine read Psalm 77 before we split off for prayer.

These verses hit me hard. I'd read them before and they had hit me hard then, too. In the midst of the hurt and suffering in the south and in the midst of the heart-ache in which I think we're all sharing and feeling for the hurricane victims, these words brought me back to my Dad.

...to His power, His faithfulness,

...Who He is and the things of which He is capable...which is anything and everything


Psalm 77
for the director of music. For Jeduthun. Of Asaph. A psalm.

1 I cried out to God for help;
I cried out to God to hear me.
2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;
at night I stretched out untiring hands
and my soul refused to be comforted.
3 I remembered you, O God, and I groaned;
I mused, and my spirit grew faint. Selah
4 You kept my eyes from closing;
I was too troubled to speak.
5 I thought about the former days,
the years of long ago;
6 I remembered my songs in the night.
My heart mused and my spirit inquired:
7 "Will the Lord reject forever?
Will he never show his favor again?
8 Has his unfailing love vanished forever?
Has his promise failed for all time?
9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?"
Selah
10 Then I thought, "To this I will appeal:
the years of the right hand of the Most High."
11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD;
yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
12 I will meditate on all your works
and consider all your mighty deeds.
13 Your ways, O God, are holy.
What god is so great as our God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples.
15 With your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. Selah
16 The waters saw you, O God,
the waters saw you and writhed;
the very depths were convulsed.
17 The clouds poured down water,
the skies resounded with thunder;
your arrows flashed back and forth.
18 Your thunder was heard in the whirlwind,
your lightning lit up the world;
the earth trembled and quaked.
19 Your path led through the sea,
your way through the mighty waters,
though your footprints were not seen.

20 You led your people like a flock
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.


I am not a bold man. I wish I was...but I'm not. I've always wanted to look at someone and confidently say that my Father is working in any and every situation. But I'm always afraid to say it because I know that I will doubt His ability to be working all the time, anywhere and everywhere. This psalm hits me so hard because it sets an amazing example of the confidence I can have in my Father. In the midst of my timidity, my anxiety, my uncertainty and my fear, I can look upon examples of His faithfulness in my life and in the lives of those around me. I can see ways He has moved in people's lives and my own life. I can have complete confidence in my Father to be in any and every situation. He will listen and He is near, working right now. He must be working down south, even though it is a terrible situation....even though people are dealing with immense pain and terrible loss...He is powerful and can do anything. And He will work somehow, some way. I don't understand it. I'm honestly too scared to try and figure it out. It just doesn't make sense to me how He could do that. But I can be confident, recalling the miracles He has performed, the lives He has changed and Jesus Christ, His ultimate example of love, power and faithfulness, that He is perfect in His faithfulness and more powerful than any storm.

"Your ways, O God, are holy.
What god is so great as our God?
You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples."

have a good one guys
please pray for the victims and for the group from UIS
-dave