What are God’s awesome works?

 

In Ps. 145 David praises God for his greatness in redemption. It is redemption that David has in mind in verse 6 & 7:
(6) They will tell of the power of your awesome works, and I will proclaim your great deeds. (7) They will celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

 

What kind of awesome works of redemption was David thinking about that revealed God’s greatness? Was David thinking of the day God sent a great and mighty flood, yet he saved and protected believing Noah and his family? Or when God gave an elderly Abraham and Sarah a child even though it was humanly impossible for Sarah to bear a child anymore?

Did David remember that God sent the ten plagues upon Egypt to force Pharaoh to let his people go. Or when God led his people Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground while in the same sea Pharaoh and his whole army drowned.
Did David consider that God made the walls of Jericho fall. Or that God gave victory to Gideon and 300 men against a Midianite and Amalekite army of 140,000.

 

We look at the revelation of God's greatness in all these acts of redemption and we have to say the same thing God said when Sarah laughed about bearing a child: "Is anything too hard for the Lord?" (Gen 18:14). Our God is so great, so strong and so mighty!
Tell of the power of God’s awesome works of redemption.

 

Since the days of David God has continued to show his greatness around redemption. He let a virgin conceive and bear a son. On Good Friday he let three hours of darkness come upon the land at midday. He split the temple curtain from top to bottom. And three days after Jesus died on the cross, God raised his Son from the grave.

 

We look at God's greatness in all these great works of redemption and we have to say the same thing the angel said to Mary: "Nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37).

Our God is so great, so strong and so mighty!
Tell of the power of God’s awesome works of redemption.

And today God has continued to show his greatness through his awesome works of redemption. He takes men and women who are dead in sin and makes them alive in Christ Jesus.

Our God is so great, so strong and so mighty!

Tell everyone of the power of God’s awesome works of redemption!