God above all other gods
share Your glory, You will not
Jealous of Your holy Name
You alone shall be praised
There's no other God
There's no other God
There's no other God but You
From eternity to eternity
You are the One and Only
And above all else, You are glorious
You are the One and Only
For Yourself, You made this heart
that I might see how great You are
So far above, so far beyond
The One, the True, the only God
There's no other God
There's no other God
There's no other God but You
From eternity to eternity
You are the One and Only
And above all else, You are glorious
You are the One and Only
One of my favorite parts of the Bible is found in the book of Isaiah, roughly chapters 40-49.
In it, God is flexing His muscles before the Israelites. They have, again, slipped into worshiping false idols and images of other gods. And in these chapters God looks at them and says, "Are you kidding me?! Other gods? Who made the heavens and the earth? Who made you? Who sustains you? Who set you apart? Who has saved your little butts time and time again? Was it one of the other gods? No. There is no 'other' God. I have no equal. I AM God. Alone. Just Me. No other. So, you best turn to Me now and be saved for it is in deed My splendor that is your salvation."
Isaiah 46:8-10 is a perfect example of this...
"Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago? I am God and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times to what is still to come."
Later in Isaiah 48:11, He continues...
"For my own sake, for my own sake, I do this. How can I let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another."
This is a jealous God. This is a righteous God. This is a God Who has no problem puffing out His chest and gloating of His power and His glory and His supreme standing as Lord of heaven and earth. Why? Because this is a God Who knows that it is ONLY in our heartfelt acknowledgment of His power and His glory and His supreme standing as Lord of heaven and earth that our salvation...that our life...can truly be found.
Bragging on Himself may just be the most selfless thing God could ever do. Because His love and His grace will mean nothing to us if we do not have a deep appreciation of His power and His glory and His supreme standing as Lord of heaven and earth.
He is God and there is no other.
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(note: this is a live recording from a Crossings worship gathering)
5 comments:
great song bill...we've done it a couple of times at Crossings, and I wasn't aware it was an original. i'm in awe...of God, of course. =)
also, I keep noticing lots of 4:30am to 5:00am postings on your blog...do you really get up that early!
he really gets up that early.
but i don't blog that early. i think my time is set to mountain time or something. i don't care enough to change it.
love the new song. i love your writing, reminds me of the old hymn writers. . .
p.s. - i smoked my pipe this weekend, missed the dominoes, yahtzee, and discussions, next time we come in OR you guys come out, we need to do that.
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