How Small a Whisper Do We Hear of Him!
The sermon emphasizes the vastness of God's power and love, encouraging listeners to trust in His heart and wait upon Him for empowerment.
F.B. Meyer reflects on Job's profound understanding of God's majesty, illustrating that the universe and its wonders are merely a whisper compared to the thunder of God's glory and power. He emphasizes that while Job could only glimpse the outskirts of God's ways, we have the privilege of witnessing the ultimate expression of God's power through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Meyer reassures us that God's power is rooted in His love, which is directed towards His children, encouraging us to approach God with reverence and to seek His strength for our lives. He reminds us that God's might is available to empower us for service and daily living.
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How small a whisper do we hear of Him! Job xxvi. 14 (R.V.).
JOB in thought passes through the universe. Sheol stands for the grave and the unseen world; Abaddon, for Satan, or for the great reservoirs in which the destructive agencies of creation have their home. With a marvellous anticipation of the conclusions of modern science, he speaks of the world as pendant in space. He passes to the confines of light and darkness, rides on the wings of the wind, discourses of the clouds, skims the mighty surface of the sea. All this, however, he deems as the outskirts of God's ways. It is but a whisper compared to the mighty thunder of his glory and power. If this is a whisper, what must the thunder be! If this universe is but a flower on the meadows of God's life, what must not God Himself be!
Perhaps we know something more of the thunder of his power than Job could, because we have stood beneath Calvary and seen Jesus die, and He is the wisdom and power of God; yea, we have witnessed the exceeding greatness of his power, according to the working of the strength of his might, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead.
Who of us can fathom or understand the power of God? But what a comfort to know that it is an attribute of his heart. God is not power, but He is love, and his love throbs through and commands his power. Be reverent when you kneel before the great and mighty God; but believe that all his power is engaged on the side of his weakest, needist child. And more: cease not to wait upon God until He endue you with his mighty power, for service and for daily living. A Nasmyth hammer can break a nutshell without crushing or touching the kernel.
Sermon Outline
- The Universe and God's Power
- The Thunder of God's Power
- The Comfort and Call to Action
- God's power is an attribute of His heart
- God's love commands His power
- Waiting upon God for empowerment
Key Quotes
“If this is a whisper, what must the thunder be!” — F.B. Meyer
“If this universe is but a flower on the meadows of God's life, what must not God Himself be!” — F.B. Meyer
“A Nasmyth hammer can break a nutshell without crushing or touching the kernel.” — F.B. Meyer
Application Points
- We should approach God with reverence, knowing His power is engaged on the side of His weakest and neediest child.
- We should trust in God's love, which commands His power.
- We should wait upon God for empowerment, believing in His ability to equip us for service and daily living.