January 25, 2013 Above All

Read Job 41 Above All Power Job 41:1 “Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook or tie down his tongue with a rope? 2 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3 Will he keep begging you for mercy? Will he speak to you with gentle words?” I’M thinking Michael W. Smith’s song “Above All”. The first vese is: Above all powers Above all kings Above all nature And all created things Above all wisdom And all the ways of man You were here Before the world began The song celebrates God’s eternal power, worshiping God as the one who is above all he has created. In Job 40-41, the words of Job remind you of the untouchable power of the almighty God through the image of a large animal. The description today reminds you of a Terrasauras Rex. Some commentators feel it is a reference to the crocodile found then in some waters of the Mideast. At any rate, in the image of an untouchable animal, the message is that no man can will God’s actions. Thankfully God is not a raging animal to terrify you. In fact, his will is to conquer the raging devil who desires to destroy you. As you, like Job, might wonder sometimes, “Why is life so hard?” questioning God’s will for your life, I’d like you pause and consider the chorus of Above All. Crucified Laid behind a stone You lived to die Rejected and alone Like a rose Trampled on the ground You took the fall And thought of me Above all Above all your knowledge and understanding, the eternal all-powerful God into life’s hardest places to die for you, to rescue you from the terrifying destructive devil. God is above all sin, all harm, all destruction. God is eternal, and he invites you to confess him as Lord that you enter into his gentle eternal life. It’s True! God’s power is above all.