Revelation 19:6 "And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice
of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for
the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."
Genesis 1:1-3 "In the beginning God created the heaven and
the earth. (2) And the earth was without form, and void; and
darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters. (3) And God said, Let there be light: and there
was light."
Recently, we were reminded of God's sovereignty in
creation. Before there was nothing, God is. When there was nothing, God is.
Before there was a universe, God is. Before there was manifested light, God is.
The point I'm trying to make is that before me, God is. Without me, God is.
Without God, I am nothing. God is my all and in all. I take very literally the
words of Jesus when He said, "Without me, ye can do NOTHING." (John
15:5) Without God, the earth was without form, and void. Without God, darkness
was upon the face of the deep. But when God's Spirit moved, all that changed.
Can you see the point I'm trying to make? My life - your life- without God was
empty and void. There was no purpose. There was no rhyme or reason. There
was NOTHING.
Think about this: "And the LORD God formed man of the
dust of the ground... " (Genesis 2:7) Solomon wrote, "Then shall the
dust return to the earth as it was...." (Ecclesiastes 12:7) Our bodies
came from the dust of the ground and will return back to the dust of the
ground. I submit to you that unless the Omnipotent God had acted upon
that dust, we would only be dust. We would be as the song by the group Kansas,
"Dust in the wind - All we are is dust in the wind." Now comes two of
my utmost favorite words in the Bible, "But God..." "And the
LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Genesis 2:7) If God
had not breathed into the dust, that form would still be lifeless. "Then
shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto
God who gave it." (Ecclesiastes 12:7) If God had not breathed life into
that dust, there would be no spirit to return unto the Lord. Man would be
without form and void, but "Alleluia: ... the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth." Are you breathing this morning? It's because God is. Are
you capable of human reasoning? It's because God is. Are you able to understand
a portion of God's omnipotent power? It's because God is. Did the sun rise this
morning? It's because God is. Do you have reason to be thankful and give praise
to the Almighty? It's because God is. Now let's praise Him together!