‘Then they believed His words; they sang His praise.’ - Psalm 106:12
We are people always responding. We engage, interact, entertain, ignore, and are transformed by what we see and experience all around us. If we cannot help but respond to the created world, how much more are we compelled to respond to the Creator who has revealed Himself? Matt Redman often says ‘Seeing is singing.’ When we believe His word, our hearts cannot stay silent:
He is the Bread of Life - satisfying our deepest hunger, forever (Jn 6:35)
He is the Light of the World - illuminating the narrow road (Jn 8:1, Matt 7:14)
He is the Door - through whom we have access to the Father (Jn 10:9)
He is the Good Shepherd - He lays down His life to rescue His wayward sheep (Jn 10:11)
He is the Resurrection and the Life - He has died, but is alive forevermore holding the keys of death and hell (Jn 11:25, Rev 1:18)
He is the Way, the Truth and the Life - everything we seek is found in and through Him (Jn 14:6)
He is the True Vine - abiding perfectly in the life and love of the Father, inviting us to abide in Him (Jn 15:4-11)
He is the One who emptied Himself, took on flesh, became sin, offered Himself as the Perfect Sacrifice, died the death we deserved, is raised and is seated at the right hand of the Father interceding on our behalf (Phil 2:7-8, 2 Cor 5:21, Heb 10:10, Rom 4:25, Acts 13:30, Mark 16:19, Rom 8:34)
And He can always be trusted because His word always proves true (Proverbs 30:5). Believe and respond.
Lord, give us a greater glimpse of the reality of Who You are, and what You have done. May we believe and respond with lives of continual worship. We love you, amen.
Seeing and responding,
AB