Discover Why God Should Inspire Our Awe
The word awesome is overused today, so much so that it’s almost cliché. When most people say awesome, what they mean is outstanding or really good. Yet slang aside, the primary definition of awesome is to inspire awe. Given this, in the strictest sense, only God is awesome.
Only God inspires us to be in awe of him. Only he is worthy of our awe. When we think of God—of who he is and what he does—only God is truly awesome.
Here are some of the awesome things about God that should inspire us to be in awe of him.
Our Awesome God Created Us
God’s awesomeness starts with his creation. Us, the world we live in, and the cosmos around us are unbelievably incredible. But we too often view his marvelousness as common, as a given.
God created us. He made our world, down to the most intricate detail. And he placed us in the vastness of space, which we struggle to comprehend.
Only an all-powerful God could do this. This should inspire our awe. In this way, only God is awesome.
Our Awesome God Saved Us
God is perfect, and we are not. We mess up. We make mistakes. Our imperfectness—our sin—separates us from God. Jesus came to earth as a human sacrifice to make right our many wrongs. He died so we won’t have to. Jesus, as the Son of God, saves us.
Only an all-loving God could do this for us. Only God would. Only God is awesome.
Our Awesome God Guides Us
When Jesus rose from the dead and returned to heaven, he and Papa sent us the Holy Spirit. When we follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit lives in us. The Holy Spirit reveals supernatural truth to us. The Holy Spirit offers us direction. All we need to do is listen and obey.
Through the Holy Spirit, God lives in us. Only our all-knowing God could do this for us. Only God is awesome.
Our Awesome God Wants a Relationship with Us
The God who created us, saved us, and guides us, wants to connect with us. He wants to be in community with us. He doesn’t want to observe us from a distance or watch us as we go about our daily lives. He wants to be in a relationship with us.
This is for both now, while we live here on earth, as well as after we die. And this will last for the rest of eternity.
Imagine that, the God who lives outside of time and space wants to spend time with us. And given all he’s done for us, we should want to spend time with him.
Thank you, awesome God, for who you are, what you’ve done, and what you are doing for us. We love you. Though we don’t deserve it, we approach you in awe, with expectation and thankful hearts.
Only you are truly awesome. May we never forget that.
Peter DeHaan writes about biblical Christianity to confront status quo religion and live a life that matters. He seeks a fresh approach to following Jesus through the lens of Scripture, without the baggage of made-up traditions and meaningless practices.
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