You Are God Alone!!!!

***** My cousin Christa who lives in Charleston, SC and who I have just recently started building a close relationship with, sent me this article and I HAD to post it here. It is sooo powerful!!! *****

The Word In Song
By Billy Foote

You Are God Alone (Not a god)
by Billy Foote

You are not a god created by human hands.
You are not a god dependent on any mortal man.
You are not a god in need of anything we can give.
By Your plan, that’s just the way it is.
You are God alone, from before time began,
You were on Your throne, You were God alone.
And right now, in the good times and bad,
You are on Your throne, You are God alone.
Unshakeable, unchangeable, unstoppable,
That’s what You are.
Unshakeable, unchangeable, unstoppable,
That’s what You are.
You’re the only God whose power none can contend.
You’re the only God whose name and praise will never end.
You’re the only God who’s worthy of everything we can give.
You are God, that’s just the way it is.

One of the great joys that comes with writing a song from a God-centered, Biblical perspective is the fact that the Word of God is the final authority on subject matter. The thoughts expressed in the song, “You Are God Alone (Not a god)” are not my thoughts or ideas. They are God’s words. When we sing,You are not a god created by human hands / You are not a god dependent on / any mortal man / You are not a god in need of anything we can give…

We can rest assured that He has already proclaimed this truth about himself.

In Psalm 50: 9-12, God says, “I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens, for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.”

In Acts 17:24-25, Paul says to the religious men of Athens, “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else...”

It is good to know that God was not our idea. We did not make him. The first four words of the Bible say it all… “In the beginning, God…” (Genesis 1:1, NIV).

We live in a day where relativism runs rampant through a Christ-less culture. We are told that we should respect opposing views and ideas. We are told that we should be open to all religions and other gods. We surely should not say that our God is the only god. Should we? Let us turn again to the Bible and see what God says about this.

Isaiah 44:6 says, “I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.”

The very first of God’s Ten Commandments says, “You shall have no other gods before me.”

The second commandment states, “You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God….”

And Deuteronomy 6:13-14 (NIV) says, “Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the gods of the people around you.”

The chorus begins by saying, “You are God alone from before time began, You were on Your throne, You were God alone…” To say this is to only agree with what God has already said of himself. Psalm 93:1-2 (NIV) says, “The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and is armed withstrength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved. Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.”

In Psalm 103:19 (NIV) we find the psalmist saying, “The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.”

Isn’t it encouraging to be reminded that God’s kingdom rules over all? He answers to no one. He is never caught off guard. He does not have a bad day. His plans are never hijacked by the enemy. God has never had to campaign for his position as Ruler of the universe. He will not be up for re-election in four years. His plans will not be changed, shaken or stopped. This is why we can go on to say, “And right now, In the good times and bad, You are on Your throne, You are God alone.”

He is in control! So, in our seemingly good times or bad, let us agree with the Psalmist when he says, “But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign Lord; in you I take refuge…” (Psalm 141:8 NIV).

Lastly, we should review the second verse of the song: You’re the only God whose power none can contend. / You’re the only God whose name and praise will never end. / You’re the only God who’s worthy of everything we can give. / You are God, that’s just the way it is.

In verse one, we say that God is in need of nothing we can give. We come to that conclusion from verses such as Acts 17:24-25. It is true. He is not a god in need of anything we can give. He is, however, as said in the second verse, the only God who is worthy of everything we can give. He is worthy of our time, worthy of our lives lived for His glory.

So, as you go through the day, remember: God’s word is tried and true. And his word confirms this: He is worthy of worship because He was, is and forever will be God alone.

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