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Theme :: Amazed/Amazing
The following is a excerpt from the WORSHIP THEME section of FQWORSHIP.com. Take time today to stand amazed in Him.
Amazed / Amazing
DEFINITION
1. surprised and filled with astonishment 2. inspiring or invoking a sense of wonder and awe.
INSIGHT
So many times in the New Testament, the authors of the gospels describe the effect that Jesus had on people as “amazing”. In seven different chapters, Matthew described the people as “amazed by His teachings” and “amazed by his works”. Mark, Luke, and John used the same word, “amazed”, to describe similar encounters between Jesus and the people of Jerusalem. Many people were amazed. For some of them, this was the first step of faith in accepting Jesus as the Christ- their Savior.
It is not a secret that when faced with God and His character, we cannot help but be amazed by Him. John Newton wrote about his experience of encountering God in the well-known song, “Amazing Grace”. Newton was a captain of a slave ship that carried slaves from Africa to America. He did this work for many years before being confronted by the Holy Spirit. Newton made a decision to turn his back on his sin and invited Christ to be His Lord and Savior. He describes his experience in the words of his song:
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound!
That saved a wretch like me-
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind but now I see.
-John Newton (1772)
***Interesting Fact: The first recording of Amazing Grace was in 1922!
WORSHIP THE AMAZING GOD
Just being in your presence leaves us in amazement, God. Knowing You and learning more about You leads us to even greater depths of worship. You are the source of goodness and joy and the fact that You desire for us to experience You amazes us. You are amazing, God!
