December 16, 2010
Unsearchable
Today's Truth
"I will extol You, my God, O King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable." (Psalm 145:1-3, NASB)
Friend to Friend
I fell in love with my husband half-my-life ago, yet with fifteen years of marriage under my belt, there are still moments that I shake my head and wonder, "Who is that man?" And while I may not have every mystery about him solved, I do know my husband. I know his voice, his touch, and his quirks. I'm a witness to his character, his personality, and his ways. The same is true about my relationship with God. Over the years, I have learned to hear His voice, to recognize His touch, and to understand some basic truths of who He is.
There are so many revelations of God in His Word. The Bible boasts of His greatness, glory, honor, and character. We know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8), that God's grace is sufficient for every repentant heart, and that His power is made perfect in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). We know that His name is above all other names (Philippians 2:9), that there is no other like Him (Jeremiah 10:6), and that His wisdom holds secrets that are hidden from before time began (I Corinthians 2:7). And for as much as we know about the LORD, our knowledge of Him is but a fraction of a grain of sand as held up to the all the beaches on earth. God is a majesty mystery. He's knowable, yet unsearchable!
"Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, and His greatness is unsearchable." (Psalm 145:3, NASB)
Though He is the master Creator who hung each star in the sky and calls them by name, He wants you and me to draw near to Him in love, to trust Him, to know Him intimately, and to worship Him wholeheartedly. God invites us to join Him in a vibrant dance of abundant life through His Son, Jesus Christ. How extraordinarily unsearchable is that?
Our amazing Heavenly Father bids each and every one of us to come to Him with questions, to be held by His love, to find peace, hope, and healing in His Son. He calls us to seek Him through prayer and to experience new revelations of Him through His Word and through the Holy Spirit.
Pastor John Piper wrote, "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." The voice of all of creation shouts His praise, friend! I encourage you to pause in this moment to consider Him…to respond to Him…to meditate on His glorious splendor. As you do, He will become the all-satisfying desire of your heart, while at the same time, He will stir up a hunger in your soul to know Him even more.
Let's Pray
Holy Father, Your greatness truly is unsearchable! I pray that You will continue to stir up a hunger in my soul to know all the mystery of You that remains. Please cause me to think bigger thoughts of You, and to acknowledge You in all my ways.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
Now It's Your Turn
This devotion was inspired by a worship song that I co-wrote called, UNSEARCHABLE. Take a moment to read through the lyric. Speak it out loud!
UNSEARCHABLE
By Sue Smith and Gwen Smith
Lord I know that Your grace is sufficient for me
I know I am held by Your love
And You're there when I call
You are strong when I'm weak
You delight over me from above
And You stir up a hunger that I can't explain
To know all the mystery of You that remains
Unsearchable greatness
Unsearchable wisdom
Unsearchable mercy to me
I am lost in the wonder of all that I know
Knowing there's much more to see
Cause You are unsearchable
You are unsearchable
Lord, I boast in Your glory that humbles the stars
Your name has such power and might
And Your goodness and kindness
Have captured my heart
Your Word keeps giving me life
And You stir up a hunger that I can't explain
to know all the mystery of You that remains
Chorus
Hear the voice of all creation crying out!
Now… Visit my facebook page (www.facebook.com/GwenSmithMusic) to listen to the song and respond in worship. (Turn on your speakers!)
Read Jeremiah 33:3. "Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know." What does this verse mean to you? What does this verse tell you about the rewards of calling on our Lord? Thank Him for hearing your prayers and for healing your pains. Be lost in the wonder of Him.
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Gwen's song Unsearchable is the title track to her live worship CD, which is now available for only $1.99 when you order her new CD, Uncluttered. Order your copies today at http://www.gwensmith.net/store/specials.htm
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