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Thursday, October 17, 2013

No Governor Attached!

William Gurnall who is best known for his work “Christian In Complete Armour” written in three volumes between 1655 – 1662, once commented that “Faith gives the soul a view of a great God.”  That statement seems to be a perfect summary of Psalm 46:10 where we are instructed to “Be still and know that I am God…” (KJV) 

As I continued to meditate on this verse this morning and looked at Gurnall’s comment ,I found myself considering just what makes God so great.  Exactly what are we supposed to KNOW about our great God?  Then as I continued to follow this line of thought I came across a statement in “The Biblical Illustrator” edited by Joseph S. Exell, that helped to answer my questions.  The commentary gave a four part list as to what Psalm 46:10 wants us to KNOW about God.
First of all we should have it settled in our hearts that “God’s supremacy is absolute.”  His is the highest authority and/or power in the universe.  He always should have the FINAL word on everything!  Next we KNOW that His “justice is impeachable”  As I considered this, I realized that since Jesus already satisfied the demands of justice for our sins, for our faults and for our shortcomings at Calvary, that His justice for us is ALWAYS LOVE as demonstrated through His grace!
Thirdly we should understand that “His wisdom is unerring.”  This wisdom is found in His written word and He will not go against His Word.  What He says is the ultimate truth and we can KNOW without any doubt that it will come to pass as we stand on its promises with an uncompromising faith!
Lastly and maybe most importantly, we are to always stand on the knowledge of the unmovable foundational truth that “His goodness is unbounded!”  His goodness toward us has NO LIMITS.  His goodness has NO RESTRAINTS, NO CHECK and NO BOUNDRIES!  Whew… that thought alone makes me want to shout!  How about you?  Just think about it for a moment… He loves you and me so much that it is almost like He can’t help Himself when it comes to pouring out His goodness and His grace to us!
Years ago my wife and I were looking for a new vehicle and since we both love to camp we thought it might be cool to check out the camper version of the Volkswagen Vanagon.  When we got to the dealership we were impressed with the vehicle and asked to take it on a test drive.  We already knew that the bus didn’t have a lot of power, but figured that the camping amendments might make up for it.  Well, everything was going great until we were accelerating down the road and the governor (a device to regulate the speed and rpms) kicked in and it felt like the brakes were put on!
Since I did not know that the vehicle was equipped with a governor, I was taken completely by surprise!  I instantly pictured the steep mountain grades that were present in the various camping areas that we like to go to and realized that this vehicle was not going to meet our needs.  At the same time I looked over my shoulder at my wife who was seated in the back seat and smiled as she just sat there shaking her head!  Needless to say, the deal was off and we turned around and headed back to the dealership as the salesman quickly attempted to counteract our concerns.
Isn’t it nice to KNOW that God’s goodness and His grace do not have a governor attached to them?  His goodness and grace can be more associated with the 280Z or Camaro T-Top that we had that seemed to have no restraints as you pressed down on the accelerator!  That’s the kind of KNOWLEDGE of God that He wants us to have!  Many times though, our knowledge of Him and His strengths get muddled in the day to day events of our lives.  That is why He calls us to make the time on a regular basis to STOP and BE STILL so that we can re-focus our attention of the knowledge of His supremacy, His justice, His wisdom and His goodness!
With this understanding and knowledge of our great God foremost in our thoughts, it is hard to face a situation without knowing and realizing the satisfaction that we will come out on top!   Whew… now I want to shout again!  Have a great day.  Stay in tune to His Word, and keep asking yourself… “With the knowledge of His greatness - What am I expecting today?”

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