He Is Able
Our God is able. ¡Él es todopoderoso … siempre! (He is all powerful/omnipotent … always!)
I was recently asked – what is God showing you, what is He speaking to your heart. It’s amazing really; the longer we walk with Him the deeper and more profound the simple foundational truths we’ve walked in for 40 years become. My response was (and is) to walk with Him one day at a time, which sometimes turns into one hour at a time. It’s not that we ever forgot this truth, it’s that we have to be intentional so we can make sure we don’t get away from it. And so, when life’s challenges seem especially hard or we feel overwhelmed, we remember:
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6: 33-34
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; Prov 3: 5
I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 and
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate. 1 Cor 1:19
And we remember that He is “todopoderoso” weaving a tapestry with our lives. Corrie Ten Boom said it this way:
My life is but a weaving, between my God and me,
I do not choose the colors, He worketh steadily.
Oftimes He weaveth sorrow, and I in foolish pride,
forget He sees the upper, and I the underside.
Not till the loom is silent, and shuttles cease to fly,
will God unroll the canvas and explain the reason why.
As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned.
Hillsong just released a new song. It’s simle lyrics about God being able express perfectly our reliance on Him, wherever He has us as He weaves His tapestry. There’s a big full band version of it available, but we like this simple version. Enjoy listening. We’ve posted the lyrics afterwards.
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Hillsong – God is Able Lyrics
[Verse 1]
God is able
He will never fail
He is almighty God
Greater than all we seek
Greater than all we ask
He has done great things
[Chorus]
Lifted up
He defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name
We overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able
[Verse 2]
God is with us
God is on our side
He will make a way
Far above all we know
Far above all we hope
He has done great things
[Chorus]
Lifted up
He defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name
We overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able
[Bridge]
God is with us
He will go before
He will never leave us
He will never leave us
God is for us
He has open arms
He will never fail us
He will never fail us
[Chorus x2]
Lifted up
He defeated the grave
Raised to life
Our God is able
In His name
We overcome
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able
For the Lord
Our God is able