Psalm 77:13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God
as our God? 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared
thy strength among the people.
Exhortation: (Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet)
Can you think of ways God has shown you HIS strength?
Of course, we read such things as the delivery of the children of Israel from Egypt (Exodus) and see the great strength and power of God on behalf of HIS people and how God puts a difference between HIS people and the world.
Can you think of ways God has shown you HIS power in dealing with issues of this life? This is very helpful and faith building when you think of such.
who is so great a God
as our God? All through the Bible we see examples of the greatness of God. I love the story of the ark of God and Dagon, the god of the Philistines.
I Sam. 5 ... And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 4And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. 5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
6But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. 7And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
Dagon was like some image carved from a tree ... and only the stump was left ... Some human made Dagon and yet they worshiped Dagon as a god although he was created by a human.
And it is interesting that they wanted to get rid of the ark of God because they say that the hand of God was against Dagon their god ... so they wanted Dagon to rule of them ... so they moved the ark of God away.
It was proven to them that Dagon had no power and power was in the ark of God (The Word). But they clung to Dagon and rid themselves of the God of power.
Power is a key. Does that doctrine really have power. Or is it dead?