One of the most important lessons I have learned in life is that what God says goes. Mary’s response to the angelic announcement that she was to be the mother of the Messiah has become my daily prayer: ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’ (Luke 1:38) What God says is the final word. What He says will come to pass, however impossible that may seem to our natural eyes. He is the One who has the power to do what He has promised (Rom 4:21), who ‘gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.’ (Rom 4:17)
The song ‘Awesome Is He’ takes the theme of God’s words and reminds us of some of the many promises God has made to us. Our part is then to believe, to ‘rise up’, to live by the truth of God’s words rather than by the lies of the enemy, the misguided beliefs of the world or our own contorted thinking. When we do this, we see the impossible become possible and the miracles happen.
‘You say, mountains can move by faith.
You say, even the dead can be raised.
You say, You’re mighty and strong to save.
You say, You are the only way.
We believe, we believe.
Our God, awesome is He
And He reigns with power and authority
In heaven, on earth His praise will be heard
Lift Him up, lift Him up, lift Him up!
You are able to do all things.
You are alive and at work in me.
We believe, we believe.
Rise up, people of God
Rise up, sing of His love
There’s no other
There’s no greater than our God.’ (‘Awesome Is He’, Worship Central)