Almighty God.

 Almighty God

A Reflection on Genesis 17:1, Revelation 1:8, and Isaiah 40:28

Almighty God—the name that shakes the heavens,

The power that spoke the universe, the breath that gave us leaven.

Not a distant, silent force, but the Father of all grace,

Who holds the stars and yet bends low to wipe the tears from every face.

“I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1)

Almighty—not a tyrant on a throne,

But the Shepherd who protects His own.

His strength is not to crush the weak,

But to raise the fallen and to seek the lost, the lonely, and the meek.

He parted seas, He rained down bread,

He raised the dead from dusty bed.

He shattered chains of iron and steel,

And made the broken sinner feel

The weight of mercy, not the rod—

Almighty God, yet servant God.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

In my weakness, He is strong.

When my days are short and long,

He supplies my every lack,

And on His shoulders carries my back.

What need I fear, what foe can stand

Before the might of His right hand?

Almighty God—my refuge, my tower,

My victory in the darkest hour.

I rest in You, I will not fall,

For You are God, and You are all.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. (Isaiah 40:28)

Amen.