Tues., 6/17/14 Devotion (Ps. 111:2)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 111:2, where we read these words:

"The works of the LORD are great, studied by all who have pleasure in them."

God's works are remarkable indeed. Consider the far-flung universe. Who created all those galaxies and stars, etc.? God. But the creation of one hu-man being is more significant than *all* the non-rational creation put together. Still, greater than the work of the making of man, is the labor of God through which He procured His church's salvation.

The work of Christ on the cross, and in His glorious resurrection--is the "mag-num opus," and masterpiece of all that God has ever done. We contribute *no* work to our salvation--God does it all, even "against the grain" of our natural rebellion and disdain for Him. Creation is the work of the Lord's "fin-gers"; redemption is the work of His "arm."

[Puritan quote of the day: "God, in the sentence of justification, pronounces a man perfectly righteous, or else he would need a further justification after he is justified." --Jonathan Edwards, in, "Justification by Faith Alone"]