Observe All He's Commanded

May 16

Our God is awesome. There is no way on His green earth we can ever begin to grasp the depth and breadth and height of who He is or the magnitude of the great power He possesses. We are so totally bound by the natural realm around us that the spiritual dimensions that so exceed it are not within our power to begin to comprehend.

This is an imposing limitation, especially in light of the truth Jesus stated in John 4:24, which is, “God is a Spirit and they who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.” If we cannot appropriate who HE IS with our senses; if we cannot understand the fullness of His Personhood through our reason, how can we hope to know Him?

Again, we must turn to the words of Jesus for clarification in the matter. In Matthew28: 18-20 He says, “All power is Mine in heaven and in earth; go, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Tell them to observe everything I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

If we are to know and worship our great God in spirit and truth as He states we must, we must lean on the strong arm of our Lord and Savior to enable us to accomplish that requirement. By His Holy Spirit, shining the candle of His light into our hearts, we are able to see the truth that has been shrouded in darkness. We will then observe all He’s commanded—empowered by His presence within us.