THE MAJESTY OF GOD
by Bob Wickizer
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21, Psalms 104:25-35, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17, John 14:25-27
The Majesty of God
Bob Wickizer
Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 (25-27)
The Majesty of God
We are gathered here today to mark the birthday of the Christian Church. Decked out in red, we are ready for a party. And I love parties.
The first time the Holy Spirit became apparent to the disciples though, it was hardly a party. The Book of Acts describes it to us like this,
"And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them speaking about the majesty of God."
You may have caught my change here. There are many ways to say "God's deeds of power" in Koine Greek, but what is written doesn't say that. "The majesty or wonder of God" is much closer. At the same time, I am encouraged by the fact of this text that human language is not a barrier to experiencing or describing the majesty of God.
I want to share with you my experience of the wonder of God. It was the birth of our first child. I had developed several devices that were used in medicine, so working in a surgical environment was not new to me. I had seen numerous open-heart surgeries. I performed open heart surgery on laboratory animals as part of our experiments. But when we arrived at the delivery room and after a long period of labor, the blessed event was about to happen.
The child emerged and took her first breath. I caught her coming out and carried her to her first bath. Her blue eyes opened for the first time, and it took my breath away. My thoughts at that moment went immediately to William Blake's opening lines to a poem titled "Auguries of Innocence."
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Etern ...
Bob Wickizer
Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-17 (25-27)
The Majesty of God
We are gathered here today to mark the birthday of the Christian Church. Decked out in red, we are ready for a party. And I love parties.
The first time the Holy Spirit became apparent to the disciples though, it was hardly a party. The Book of Acts describes it to us like this,
"And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs-- in our own languages we hear them speaking about the majesty of God."
You may have caught my change here. There are many ways to say "God's deeds of power" in Koine Greek, but what is written doesn't say that. "The majesty or wonder of God" is much closer. At the same time, I am encouraged by the fact of this text that human language is not a barrier to experiencing or describing the majesty of God.
I want to share with you my experience of the wonder of God. It was the birth of our first child. I had developed several devices that were used in medicine, so working in a surgical environment was not new to me. I had seen numerous open-heart surgeries. I performed open heart surgery on laboratory animals as part of our experiments. But when we arrived at the delivery room and after a long period of labor, the blessed event was about to happen.
The child emerged and took her first breath. I caught her coming out and carried her to her first bath. Her blue eyes opened for the first time, and it took my breath away. My thoughts at that moment went immediately to William Blake's opening lines to a poem titled "Auguries of Innocence."
To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Etern ...
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