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2013
God Making Himself Known
APPLICATION How does God’s revelation of Himself (Psalm 19:1-4a) help me in knowing Him?
SCRIPTURE Exodus 9:16; Psalm 19:1-4a God makes Himself known to Pharaoh and Egypt by “demonstrating My power” and “declaring My name” (Ex 9:16). God has called His people to be His witnesses (Acts 1:8); but fundamentally and ultimately it is God Himself who makes Himself known. Without this fundamental divine act, our effort of witnessing for God will be incomplete and futile. We cannot make God known without God Himself making Himself known. It means that in our witness for God, this fundamental divine act is present, whether we sense it or not. When God speaks or shows Himself to humans, there is always a response— reception or rejection. The presence of this fundamental divine act does not necessarily guarantee reception; nor does rejection indicate the absence of the act. Without us as His witnesses, God Himself is continually speaking and showing “His invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature” in His creation (Ro 1:20).
OBSERVATION How does God reveal Himself according to Psalm 19:1-4a?
PRAYER Glorious Creator, all creation speaks of great mysteries, inviting me to respond with wonder and awe. But too often I fail to answer or react. My eyes refuse to see, my ears are deaf, and my heart has grown hard and cold. I take all for granted and fail to wonder. I have lost the freshness of each new day, to see You and Your glory manifested in Your creation, and worship You. Lord, open my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my heart to feel.6 Amen. Prayer Pointers Give thanks: Pray for leaders: Pray for significant people: Pray for those in need: Pray for self: 6 Adapted from David Adam, Music of the Heart: New Palms in the Celtic Tradition (SPCK, 2004), 22
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