SOUNDING
OUT:
O Lord My God
God bless you in the most
wonderful name of Jesus Christ our living lord and savior.
I was singing the great hymn "How great Thou
Art" recently and was particularly moved by how it
touched my heart.
HOW
GREAT THOU ART
O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder,
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made.
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed.
CHORUS:
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art;
Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee,
How great Thou art, how great Thou art!
And when I think that God, His son
not sparing,
Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in.
That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin.
When Christ shall come with shout
of acclamation,
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration,
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!
It reminded me of Romans
11:33.
Romans 11:33:
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his
ways past finding out!
What a powerful declaration
of the greatness of our God. Sometimes, when I behold
the greatness of the glory of God in His Word, I feel
like a young boy unable to formulate the right words to
tell my heavenly Father how much I love and appreciate
Him. I wonder if that's how Jeremiah felt when he said,
"Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a
youth." (Jeremiah 1:6)
The best I can do at times is to fall back upon
"Oh!" or "O!" Although a primitive
sound that is hardly a word at all and that scarcely admits
of a definition, it exclaims my wonder and admiration.
How thankful I am for this "O!" Like Carl Boberg
who wrote "How Great Thou Art," when confronted
with the awesome greatness of God, my mind sinks into
silence, but my heart cries out "O Lord my God!"
There is a difference between knowing God by hearsay
and knowing Him by acquaintance. There is a difference
between knowing of God and knowing God experientially.
The difference is not always easy to articulate, but it
is real and serious and vital. I'm glad I never lost the
"O!" from my heart. I'm glad my prayer life
is more than a listing of requests and the courteous giving
of proper thanks. At those times when my prayer is burdened
and I find utterance difficult, how thankful I am to be
able to pray perfectly, give thanks well, and open my
heart to God by praying in the spirit.
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift!"
(2 Corinthians 9:15) We have it--let's use it!
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