How Great is Our God?

Psa 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble:
he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2 The LORD is great in Zion;
and he is high above all the people.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name;
for it is holy.
4 The king's strength also loveth judgment;
thou dost establish equity,
thou executest judgment
and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the LORD our God,
and worship at his footstool;
for he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests,
and Samuel among them that call upon his name;
they called upon the LORD,
and he answered them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar:
they kept his testimonies,
and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them,
O LORD our God:
thou wast a God that forgavest them,
though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9 Exalt the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy hill;
for the LORD our God is holy.

How great is our God? He is so big He can hold this universe in His hand. But He is so small His fullness can dwell in your heart. He is so mighty he controls every rain drop yet He is so gentle He guilds the steps of a baby. He is so Awesome the heavens can not contain Him but He robbed Himself in this flesh. So great that He rules with absolute authority and He speaks to me in the smallest voice. You can't understand Him with your head but you can feel Him with your heart. How great is our God?

In the hand of Satan

I just happen to be reading through Job and I found something very interesting in chapter ii. In chapter ii we see Satan, once again, coming before the presence of the LORD. And just like in chapter i we see the LORD ask Satan 'Hast thou considered my servant Job?' Satan thought if he could afflict Job's body he could get Job to deny God. So God says to Satan, and this is the verse I would like to focus on, in chapter ii verse 6 'And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.'

If you read this verse you see God giving control of Job's body to Satan 'Behold, he is in thine hand'. God didn't lose control of Job, God permitted Satan to attack Job. Nothing in this universe happens with out the permission and power of the LORD's almighty hand. Where does Satan get's his power? God is solitary in His awesomeness. God is the only self-sustaining being in this universe which he has created. Satan is not a self-sustained being, he is finite and a creation of the creator. Therefore Satan could not have the power to afflict Job unless given by the LORD himself.

Christian, how often is that old accuser knocking at our door? Don't you think he is there for a purpose? If God gave permission for Satan to attack Job, don't you think God has a reason for allowing Satan to come your way? Satan has already been given permission from God and power as well. Remember the words of Paul to the Corinthians '...but [God] will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.' (I Cor. x.13) God would never let something your way unless it was for your good (James i.2,3) and for His Glory!