Inspired by Exodus
15:6-11
“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in splendor, doing wonders?”
Exodus 15:11
In this day and age, it’s very hard to be truly impressed by
something. To one degree or another
we’ve seen it all, done it all, been everywhere, and we know all the
tricks. Even when we do acknowledge that
something is impressive in one way, we’re very quick to point out all the other
ways in which it falls short.
Many of us live in a constant state of disappointment
because we want to find something
that is truly worthy of our adoration, but everything we put our faith into
fails. Money loses its value, beauty
fades, power and prestige are fleeting, and relationships require compromise. Even while we may take some contentment or
satisfaction out of some or all of those things, none of them is impressive
enough to warrant our adoration.
Perhaps we’re looking in the wrong places. All those things—money, beauty, power, even
love—we set up before ourselves as gods, but none is God. God alone is worthy of our adoration; God
alone is impressive in every way and disappointing in none.
Put your faith in the One who created the world and
everything in it: the One who is more valuable than the world and all its
contents, the One who created the very concept of beauty, the One who is
all-powerful, and the One who is himself love.
Put your faith in the One who gifted his people with all these good
things, and worship the giver instead of the gift.
Let us pray.
Magnificent God, your majesty is beyond our comprehension. Remove the cynicism from our hearts, that we
may experience anew the wonder evoked by your awesome works. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
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