{"id":38,"date":"2017-11-06T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T16:42:00","slug":"our-great-god","status":"publish","type":"watchword","link":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Great God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday Reflection \u2013\u00a0 2017<\/strong>
\n
\nOur Great God<\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>Great is the\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Sing with me:<\/p>\n

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
\nO my soul, praise Him, for he is your health and salvation!
\nLet all who hear, now to his temple draw near,
\nPraise Him in glad adoration.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Psalm 145 is a beautiful psalm dedicated to the praise and worship of God. It affirms that God is worthy of our praise because of:<\/p>\n

Who God is –<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. a)God \u2013 the supreme and sovereign deity<\/li>\n
  2. b)King \u2013 the one who sits on the throne with the glorious splendor of his kingdom. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and his dominion endures through all generations.<\/li>\n
  3. c)Lord \u2013 master and ruler who takes care of his people<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What God has done<\/em><\/strong>\u2013<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. a)Mighty acts, wonderful and awesome works, great deeds<\/li>\n
    2. b)Gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love<\/li>\n
    3. c)Faithful to his promises, upholds those who fall and lifts up the bowed down<\/li>\n
    4. d)Provides for all and satisfies our desires<\/li>\n
    5. e)Righteous and loving<\/li>\n
    6. f)Draws near to those who call, hears our cries and saves us<\/li>\n
    7. g)Watches over his own and destroys the wicked<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Such a God is great and greatly to be praised. There is no part of God\u2019s nature that is not worthy of great praise. Praise is when the songs we sing contain substance and when our hearts are intensely fervent. Songs and hymns composed without thought or substance are of no worth, and tunes where no pains have been spent are beneath the dignity of divine adoration. \u00a0No chorus is too loud, no orchestra too large, no psalm too lofty for the lauding of the Lord of Hosts. God is\u00a0great in all the perfections of his nature – wisdom, power, faithfulness, holiness, grace, and goodness.<\/p>\n

      Yet, as limited finite beings, we cannot even fathom God\u2019s greatness. He is past finding out and therefore, his deserved praise is still above and beyond all that we can render to him. Our very words are limited and can never adequately describe God. However, we should not let this reality overwhelm us, but focus on offering to God our sincere praise through our entire lives. We bear in mind that those who worship God should worship him in spirit and in truth.<\/p>\n

      Join me in song again (by Chris Tomlin):<\/p>\n

      The splendor of the King, clothed in majesty
      \nLet all the earth rejoice, all the earth rejoice<\/p>\n

      He wraps himself in Light, and darkness tries to hide
      \nAnd trembles at His voice, trembles at His voice.<\/p>\n

      How great is our God, sing with me
      \nHow great is our God, and all will see
      \nHow great, how great is our God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands
      \nBeginning and the end, beginning and the end.<\/p>\n

      The Godhead Three in One, Father Spirit Son
      \nThe Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb.<\/p>\n

      How great is our God, sing with me
      \nHow great is our God, and all will see
      \nHow great, how great is our God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

      He\u2019s the name above all names, and he\u2019s worthy of our praise<\/p>\n

      And my heart will sing, how great is our God.<\/p>\n

      How great is our God, sing with me
      \nHow great is our God, and all will see
      \nHow great, how great is our God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Let\u2019s recognize God\u2019s greatness and his work in our midst each day, and let us not fail to give to God the praise that he so richly deserves. Let the praise not only come from our lips but let our whole lives reflect that of praise to God.<\/p>\n

      Till next week, give praise to our great God!<\/p>\n

      Jermaine Gibson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      archable. Psalm 145:3 Sing with me: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for he is your health and salvation! Let all who hear, now to his temple draw near,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","watchword_topic":[9],"class_list":["post-38","watchword","type-watchword","status-publish","hentry","watchword_topic-faith"],"yoast_head":"\nOur Great God - Covenant Moravian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Great God - Covenant Moravian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"archable. Psalm 145:3 Sing with me: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for he is your health and salvation! Let all who hear, now to his temple draw near,\u2026\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Covenant Moravian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covenant.moravian.96\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/our-great-god\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/our-great-god\\\/\",\"name\":\"Our Great God - Covenant Moravian\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-06T16:42:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/our-great-god\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/our-great-god\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/our-great-god\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Watchword Reflections\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/index.php\\\/watchword-reflections\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Our Great God\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"covenantmoravian.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Covenant Moravian\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/logo.png\",\"width\":1317,\"height\":1194,\"caption\":\"Covenant Moravian\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/covenantmoravian.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/covenant.moravian.96\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Our Great God - Covenant Moravian","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Our Great God - Covenant Moravian","og_description":"archable. Psalm 145:3 Sing with me: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise Him, for he is your health and salvation! Let all who hear, now to his temple draw near,\u2026","og_url":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/","og_site_name":"Covenant Moravian","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covenant.moravian.96","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/","url":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/","name":"Our Great God - Covenant Moravian","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-11-06T16:42:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/our-great-god\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Watchword Reflections","item":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/watchword-reflections\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Our Great God"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/","name":"covenantmoravian.com","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#organization","name":"Covenant Moravian","url":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/logo.png","width":1317,"height":1194,"caption":"Covenant Moravian"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covenant.moravian.96"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/watchword\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/watchword"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/watchword"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/watchword\/38\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"watchword_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/covenantmoravian.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/watchword_topic?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}