God Youre Great Psalm 103 St Lukes 16

God, You're Great! Psalm 103 St Luke’s 16. 06. 2019

General outline What: is greatness? How It is expressed by God? How David responded to God’s Greatness? A Challenge

What is Greatness? Alexander the great Peter and Katherine the Great of Russia Great Brittan For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods Psalm 95) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ch. G 6 x. Rs. X 7 ns (psalm 145: 3) גדול Big, expansive, intrinsically comparative. “To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die. ” —Francois de La Rochefoucauld Great= expansive in Time Space.

Greatness God is eternal: But You, O Lord, shall endure forever, and the remembrance of Your name to all generations. Psalm 102: 12 He is the living God and the everlasting King (Jeremiah 10: 10) The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth(Isaiah 40: 28) His love endures forever Psalm 136 His mercy endures forever Psalm 107: 1 “The faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. ” (Psalm 117: 2) “The green grass dries up, the blossom withers, but the word of our God endures forever. ” (Isaiah 40: 8)

How God Expresses His Greatness? Omniscient: V 14 “For He knows how we are formed” Omnipresent: God occupies all time and space. Omnipotent: v 22 all places of his dominion

How God Expresses His Greatness? Forgiveness סלח forgave; Separated, divided, loosened Comprehensive : V 3 (forgives all your sins) חטא : missing God’s target. Freedom: He redeems your life from the pit. ( Loosens) Cares for the oppressed v 6(Loosens) He bears no grudge: V 9 Compassionate: V 4, 10, he does not treat us as our sins deserve. עון : guilt = breach of rules for which one can be justly charged. Inspired by love: V 11 Complete: V 12 as far as the east from the west (Separated)

How God Expresses His Greatness? God heals all your diseases. (V 3) רפא : Bandage/ heal/ cure/cleanse water We tend to think of affliction as something carnal Afflictions of the soul and mind are at least as important if not more important. David cried out to the Lord, for he was in the depth of depression Abraham was anxious: he lied in fear that Abimelech may take his beloved Sarah from him. (Genesis 20: 7 -9) Healing of the body was major part of Jesus’ ministry. God told the people of Israel: “for I am the Lord, who heals you” (Yahweh raphe) Exodus 15: 26

How God Expresses His Greatness? who redeems your life(H) from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion: Job: From the Hebrew name איוב Iyyov which means "persecuted, hated" I know that my redeemer lives, (Job 19: 25) Our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 47: 4 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19: 14) “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace. ”(Ephesians 1: 7)

How God Expresses His Greatness? The LORD works righteousness, and justice for all the oppressed. Righteousness and perfection Justice and mercy. Tzedaqa (Hebrew) obligations of a relationship Righteousness is covenantal. terms of an agreement. But no one is perfect. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you ( Psalm 89: 14) God’s righteousness, (Tzedaqa) + His love and faithfulness = Justice for the oppressed.

How God Expresses His Greatness? Revelation: V 7 יודיע Yudeea’ Present tense. Gives knowledge Gives experience. Paul's Areopagus speech (Acts 17: 23) "Agnostos Theos“ the “unkown God” Paul preached: resurrection is revelation. ( Acts 17: 31) “God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by his Son. ” (Hebrews 1: 2) Jesus “ is the image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1: 15) The Road to Damascus Revelation (Ephesians 3: 2 -3) God’s written word as revelation. Muslim Background Christians: Visions of Jesus. Do you desire a fuller revelation of God?

How God Expresses His Greatness? V 8: The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love: Compassionate: : רחם = to show mercy to have compassion. Same origin as the word for womb (rehem) James 1: 18 give us birth Grace: Original Word: חנון hanon=as hearing the cry of the vexed debtor. Grace = (Paraphrase of Ephesian 2: 8) Psalm 145: 8 Abounding in Love: חסד ורב־ (rav-hesed): abounding in goodness/kindness. ( rav: same origin as Lord) God who is the Lord of goodness, has shown us mercy as a mother to a child in the womb, and has given us grace (unmerited goodness) as one would show a vexed debtor, by sending Jesus to take pay our debts/take our punishment and give us life eternal instead.

David’s Response To God’s Greatness Fear the Lord: Though the Lord’s love is free, (He does not cast His pearls before swine). it is with those who fear Him. V 17 It is popular to dilute the meaning of fear Original Word: ירא to be afraid, and claim that it means respect Fear is a healthy part of a relationship. Moses at the: Burning Bush and Mountain of God It becomes destructive when it dominates. God is to be feared, and His commandments are to be taken seriously There are serious consequences to disobeying God’s laws. Not to fear is foolish (Proverbs 9: 10: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom) Fear is preventative. (Proverbs 16: 6) Righteousness is a covenantal V 18 “He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you. ”(Exodus 15: 26)

David’s Response David calls to praise Him (VV 20 -22) His Angels His heavenly host His servants All his works The Hebrew says: Bless, Baruch which literally means to kneel. Praise is less sound, more subjugation/Submission. Praise is a lifestyle. It is not God’s will for us to be suspended in a state of stupor at the realization of His greatness. There is a life of obedience to His word to be lived. This is our worship to God. Original Word: שחה , to bow down. Jesus walking on water: They worshipped Him. Matthew 14 שחה in Hebrew means: prostrate Worship is an attitude. All these expressions convey an act of submission to the Elohim Gadol.

A Challenge We have dwelt on God’s Greatness We rejoice in that Eluheinu Gadol God’s righteousness, justice, love, forgiveness, mercy, compassion and revelation are so expansive, they overshadow all else. How will it impact our lives this week. Is our worship a monotonous ritualistic routine? Will it be aid of us: “"These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. ” Isaiah 29: 13 Do we worship our Eloheinu Gadol, as an expression of submission and prostration which springs from gratitude for His great /love/patience/healing/ Righteousness/Justice/ Compassion and redemption May the latter be true of us, who are present here today.