Ps 77:11-14 "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. " NIV
There is power in remembering what the Lord has done. One of the greatest hope builders for the future is reflection upon the past! What has the Lord done for you? What has he done in the lives of those around you? The testimony of God’s mighty power and works stands tall in our lives as a lighthouse reminding us of what the Lord is able to do in our today and our tomorrows. The book of Hebrews encourages our faith in this reality by saying of the Lord in Heb 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” If the Lord has done it before He can do it again!
Within this portion of psalm 77 is a lesson for growing in this place of intimate faith with the Lord. The psalmist is not content to simply reflect on the works of the Lord like a highlight reel of a special event the words that he chooses imply something much deeper. “I will meditate on your works, and consider all your mighty deeds.” The psalmist’s reflection has a goal behind it. He is searching for light and truth! He isn’t just remembering the exciting things that the Lord has done. His choice of words communicates that he is searching for insight into the Lord’s heart and ways from his reflections as if to say, “What can I learn from the things the Lord has done? What is He saying to me through this? What can I know about Him from all of the powerful works that He has performed around me? The psalmist is clearly looking for a deeper understanding of the ways of the Lord.
In his search for this truth and light we are not left with uncertainty. The psalmist quickly moves to share the insight that has awakened in his heart from this time of reflection. He has gained a few life changing deposits of truth from this season of reflection. His foremost revelation is the holiness of God. His meditation upon the works of the Lord has left him with one clear declaration; “Your ways, O God, are holy!” Meditation opens our understanding. Reflection brings revelation. For this psalmist the holiness of God is standing out amongst all of the deeds of the Lord. His heart has beheld the works of God and his final conclusion is “There is no other God like you in all the earth. You alone, O God…” He has considered the great difference between the Lord God and all of the other false God’s of the nations around him and his conclusion is certain; “You alone, O God…” Beyond compare, matchless in power, doing miracles, unchanging in eternal glory, this is the light that comes to a heart that will thoughtfully consider the mighty works of the Lord. This testimony can only be met with one of two responses; unbelief that discounts the testimony as untrue or reverence and holy fear at the awesome power of God that no other can compare with. There is no other choice for the works of God are matchless. Believe and worship or turn from Him and pay the price of that rejection. Which will you choose today?
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