The Gospel is Power
Tuesday, July 12
"By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth." (Psalm 33:6) "And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you." (1 Peter 1:25)
The last announcement of the Gospel message, the fullness of it, to prepare people for the coming of the Lord, calls upon them to worship God especially as the one who made heaven and earth and sea. "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come: and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." (Revelation 14:6-7)
The reason for this is that the Gospel is the application of the power of creation to human lives. He who can create can do anything: and those who always recognize God's eternal power and divinity, and who continually worship Him as Creator, can never depart from Him, nor be overcome by the enemy.
God's Power in Nature
Wednesday, July 13
"Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him; For He spoke and it was, He commanded and it stood fast." (Psalm 33:8-9)
No one can see the great mountains, or view the sea when the storm has lashed it to fury, without a feeling of awe; but the power that inspires this awe is that of God. "Do you not fear me? says the Lord: will you not tremble at my presence, which has placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?" (Jeremiah 5:22)
He who can make the shifting sand a bound for the mighty waves of the sea, can make feeble humanity a bulwark against the rage of Satan.
God's Promises Will Prevail
Thursday, July 14
"The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations." (Psalm 33:11)
The Lord can never be taken by surprise or thrown into confusion. That which He has promised, He is fully able to perform. Every purpose of His will be carried out to the minutest detail, no matter who or how many set themselves against it. Read the text for today, and then remember that "we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of Him who works all things after the counsel of His will." (Ephesians 1:11,RV)
And His thoughts toward us are "thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." (Jeremiah 29:11)--Medical Missionary, Daily Bread, July 1904--Psalm 33:6-11.