The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe
"A Mighty Voice"
Whenever a new piece of technology reveals the universe to be far more vast than previously believed, a reality of infinitely greater magnitude expands in our awareness of glory and wonder…
"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1).
Hands made the incredibly complex devices that allow us to explore the the vast reaches of creation, requiring hundreds of years of thought, study, effort, materials, and precise manufacturing methods and materials. Conversely, a simple, but eternally sublime voice made the creation we seek to discover:
"By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: He layeth up the depth in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast" (Psalm 33:6-9).
A blessed and personal truth lies in this wonder of God's power and creativity. If He can create and sustain a universe by simply speaking, can He not act accordingly in every aspect of our existence to meet our needs? Scripture answers. "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19). He will, of course, provide according to His glory, purpose, wisdom, and timing. But He will provide for every need that is truly a need, as He deems and determines. That He could create all things by "the breath of His mouth" assures us of His supply administered by the promise of His unfailing Word. "He giveth to all life and breath and all things" (Acts 17:25).
Consider the challenges of life presently at hand. Do any of them require a divine power greater than the creation and sustaining of the universe? This includes matters of the heart, mind, body, circumstance, situation, and condition. Which more require God's presence and working than His initial origination of all things? Or His eternally perpetual sustaining of all things? (Colossians 1:17). If no answer comes, the greatest of all answers lies before us. Is anything too hard for the Lord?" asked God regarding His own ability. The prophet answers. "Ah Lord God! Behold, Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee!" (Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17). Thus, the problem, the challenge, the pain, the sorrow, the perplexity, and even the tragedy - all exist within the scope of God's ability to perform, and the power of His promise to resolve. All.
Somewhere just now, some believer faces the measurably greatest challenge of the moment. He does so in the assurance of an immeasurable power so great in God that, like the creation of a vast universe, He merely speaks to make manifest His provision. The first evidence of such supply is "the peace of God which passeth all understanding" (Philippians 4:7). Peace, where it seemingly should not be - God has spoken by His Word and He speaks by His Spirit to make possible such seemingly impossible grace. He then works outwardly in ways that accord with the unfailing wisdom of His purpose in Christ, which we will understand better by and by. "As for God, His way is perfect" (II Samuel 22:31). Our most "challenged believer" will find God's Word more than enough to address his dilemma, as will we. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof" (Psalm 46:1-3)
Our Lord once spoke to nothing. Something sprang into existence far more vast, complex, and beautiful than any telescope will ever fully reveal. Can anything be too hard for such a One, including the challenges of this day, this hour, and this moment? As we gaze into the Word of God, our hearts rest, whatever the measure of our challenges. Immeasurable grace and power await us as we remember and affirm "Nothing too hard for Thee."
"Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth, o sing praises unto the Lord. Selah. To Him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, He doth send out His voice, and that a mighty voice.
(Psalm 68:32-33)
Weekly Memory Verse
But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
(Philippians 4:19)
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