There is something so wonderful about a sermon that moves you to a new understanding or a deeper appreciation of the wonders of our God. It doesn’t happen every Sunday in church and it doesn’t happen every time you listen to one of your favorite preachers, does it? It is not even the top priority of every message that is prepared by those who have been gifted to teach and to preach, but when the Spirit of God takes the words which are given to a person by the Holy Spirit, those very words can penetrate down into the very core of a person who is ready to receive them. It’s the kind of message that draws you into a place of worship where your response is to bow down in humility and adoration of the LORD.
That is just the kind of message Moses had prepared for this new generation of Israelites who were going into a new land where the enemies would still be enormous, but their God would always be stronger. And if God would go before them, why should they be afraid? Someone has so aptly said, “when you have learned to love God more for who HE IS than for what He can do for you, then you will finally be free to become who He wants you to be”. Perhaps that is why Moses painted a powerful auditory picture of the immense omnipotence and omniscience of their God in this time of transition.
Often God reveals more of Himself to us through words – the words of Scripture or the words of another person. Sometimes He shows up through miracles and marvels He performs in answer to prayer or simply to demonstrate His goodness to us. At other times it is through His creation and the amazing world around us that we become aware of the strong and loving hand of God in meaningful ways. The one thing you can always count on is that He will continue to amaze those who are looking for Him through the most surprising events and at the most unexpected times. When that happens the only thing you can do is bow down in humility and adoration of the One true God.
