Living God.

 Living God

A Reflection on Jeremiah 10:10, 1 Timothy 4:10, and Hebrews 9:14

Living God—not a stone that cannot feel,

Not an idol deaf and blind, not a myth the ages seal.

You are the One who speaks, who breathes, who walks among Your people still,

Who bends the heavens and yet bends low to do Your Father's will.

But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. (Jeremiah 10:10)

Living—not a memory or a creed,

But a risen, reigning Savior who meets me in my need.

The tomb could not contain You; death could not hold its breath.

You are alive, and because You live, I have no fear of death.

You are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—

Not of the dead, but of the living, the God who will not slumber.

You see, You hear, You act, You move, You feel, You know, You care.

A vibrant, fierce existence, beyond all thought or compare.

We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people. (1 Timothy 4:10)

Living—not in past tense, but in present power.

You are my help in every trouble, my strength in every hour.

You are the God who walks through fire, who shuts the lion's mouth,

Who turns the hearts of kings and sovereigns from the north to south.

So I worship not a concept, not a tradition, not a word,

But the Living God who is seen and heard

In every sunrise, every answered prayer,

In every broken heart that finds Him there.

How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! (Hebrews 9:14)

Living God—my song, my hope, my all.

I live because You live. I stand because I hear Your call.

Amen.