What specific "awesome deeds" has God performed that you can recognize today? Our Verse Focus “ With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.” (Psalm 65:5) What Makes a Deed “Awesome” God’s works inspire worship because they are: • Miraculous in power • Perfect in righteousness • Globally significant—“to the ends of the earth” • Personally answering the cries of His people Awesome Deeds Displayed in Creation • The finely-tuned universe (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:20) • Earth’s life-support systems—atmosphere, water cycle, seasons (Genesis 8:22) • The intricate design of the human body, from DNA coding to the beating heart (Psalm 139:13-16) • The vast, still-expanding cosmos that dwarfs human measurement (Isaiah 40:26) Awesome Deeds of Providence You Can Spot Every Day • Daily provision—food, shelter, work, relationships (Matthew 6:11) • Rainfall in due season, sustaining crops and ecosystems (Acts 14:17) • Restraint of evil through civil authority and conscience (Romans 13:1-4) • Unexpected protection in danger—stories of near-miss accidents or deliverance (Psalm 91:1-4) Awesome Deeds Centered in Redemption • The Incarnation—God the Son entering history (John 1:14) • The cross—full atonement accomplished once for all (1 Peter 3:18) • The Resurrection—historic, bodily, empty-tomb victory (1 Corinthians 15:3-6) • The gift of the Holy Spirit, empowering ordinary believers (Acts 2:1-4, 38-39) Awesome Deeds Spreading Through the Church • The gospel reaching every continent, thousands of languages (Matthew 24:14) • Lives radically transformed—addictions broken, marriages restored (2 Corinthians 5:17) • Persecuted believers sustained with unexplainable joy (Acts 5:41) • Supernatural unity across cultures and generations (Ephesians 2:13-16) Awesome Deeds in Fulfilled Prophecy • Return of Israel to its land after centuries of dispersion (Ezekiel 37:21-22) • Rise and fall of empires foretold and fulfilled (Daniel 2:37-45) • Messianic prophecies precisely met in Jesus (Micah 5:2; Isaiah 53; Psalm 22) Awesome Deeds in Your Personal Story • Answered prayers—timely provision, healing, reconciliation (Jeremiah 33:3) • Guidance that opened the right door or closed the wrong one (Proverbs 3:5-6) • Peace that surpassed understanding during crisis (Philippians 4:6-7) • The quiet conviction of sin followed by forgiveness and freedom (1 John 1:9) Responding to God’s Awesome Deeds • Tell others—“They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds” (Psalm 145:6) • Sing and celebrate—let gratitude shape your worship (Psalm 66:3-4) • Trust Him for tomorrow—His past deeds guarantee future faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23) |
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